vehicle

Universal Words noun 1 (rather formal) a thing that is used for transporting people or goods from one place to another, such as a car or lorry/truck: motor vehicles (= cars, buses, lorries / trucks, etc.) * Are you the driver of this vehicle? * rows of parked vehicles 2 ~ (for sth) something that can be used to express your ideas or feelings or as a way of achieving sth: Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda. * The play is an ideal vehicle for her talents.