motorized vehicle

Engine-driven conveyance

A motorized vehicle is any vehicle propelled by an engine or motor rather than human, animal, or natural power.

The term encompasses cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, and aircraft.

In legal contexts, it often specifically means road vehicles requiring registration and licensing: Motorized vehicles are prohibited on this trail.

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forklift · motorcycle · scooter · four wheeler · van · golf cart · dune buggy · snowmobile · jet ski · tractor · bus · ambulance · police car · ice cream truck · motorboat · moped · delivery van · moving truck

Opposites
propulsion method

motorized vehiclebicycle

Pedal-powered two-wheeler

horse-drawn vehicle · rowboat · rickshaw · canoe · horse and buggy

technological complexity

motorized vehicletravois

A-frame hauling device

beast of burden · pack animal · sledge · horse · dugout canoe

mobility vs. stasis

motorized vehiclebuilding

Enclosed roofed structure

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G