vehicles
Cars and trucks
Vehicles are conveyances for transporting people or goods—cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, boats, aircraft.
The word extends to anything that carries or transmits: a vehicle for change, a vehicle for her talents.
In entertainment, a vehicle is a production designed to showcase a particular performer: The film was a vehicle for the rising star.
In pharmacology, a vehicle is an inactive substance that carries an active ingredient.
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- wagonWheeled hauling vehicle
- cartVehicle for hauling
- sledRunner-based snow vehicle
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
rickshaw · gondola · palanquin · stagecoach · buggy · sedan chair · barouche · litter
Self-propelled passenger conveyance
- carWheeled motor vehicle
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- motorcyclePowered two-wheeler
- busLarge passenger vehicle
van · SUV · sedan · coupe · minivan · pickup · semi · tractor
Watercraft for travel
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
ferry · barge · sailboat · catamaran · speedboat · pontoon · tanker · freighter
Rail vehicle or instruct
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
monorail · freight train · passenger car · boxcar · caboose · railcar · light rail · bullet train
Powered flying machine
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- jetForced fluid stream
- gliderUnpowered flying craft
- droneUnmanned flying machine
blimp · airship · seaplane · biplane · propeller plane · fighter jet · cargo plane · jumbo jet
Vehicle for hauling cargo
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- cargo planeAircraft for transporting goods
- flatbedOpen-topped hauling vehicle
box truck · moving van · delivery truck · dump truck · tow truck · trailer · eighteen-wheeler · refrigerated truck
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- mobility scooterElectric vehicle for disabled persons
- motorized wheelchairElectric personal mobility device
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- power chairMotorized mobility seat
stairlift · accessible van · handcycle · all-terrain wheelchair · standing wheelchair · transport chair · beach wheelchair
carriage
Wheeled passenger vehicle
chariot · rickshaw · gondola · palanquin · stagecoach · buggy · sedan chair · barouche · litter · oxcart
automobile
Self-propelled passenger conveyance
- carWheeled motor vehicle
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- motorcyclePowered two-wheeler
bus · van · SUV · sedan · coupe · minivan · pickup · semi · tractor · moped
boat
Watercraft for travel
yacht · ferry · barge · sailboat · catamaran · speedboat · pontoon · tanker · freighter · cruiser
train
Rail vehicle or instruct
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
trolley · monorail · freight train · passenger car · boxcar · caboose · railcar · light rail · bullet train · steam engine
airplane
Powered flying machine
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- jetForced fluid stream
- gliderUnpowered flying craft
drone · blimp · airship · seaplane · biplane · propeller plane · fighter jet · cargo plane · jumbo jet · hot air balloon
freight truck
Vehicle for hauling cargo
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- cargo planeAircraft for transporting goods
flatbed · box truck · moving van · delivery truck · dump truck · tow truck · trailer · eighteen-wheeler · refrigerated truck · panel van
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- mobility scooterElectric vehicle for disabled persons
- motorized wheelchairElectric personal mobility device
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
power chair · stairlift · accessible van · handcycle · all-terrain wheelchair · standing wheelchair · transport chair · beach wheelchair
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- supplysupply, supplies, stock, provisions, stockpile
- fuel usesheating, cooking, electricity, transportation, power plants
- movie propsprop guns, replicas, custom builds, set dressing, furniture
- possessionsbelongings, goods, jewelry, effects, chattels
- traded goodscommodities, raw materials, consumer goods, gold, silver
vehiclespedestrians
People traveling on foot
foot traffic · walkers · on foot · walking · hiking
vehiclesends
Termini or concludes
goals · purposes · objectives · destinations · aims
- delivery vehicleTransport for goods distribution
- vehicle emissionsPollutants from motorized transport
- autonomous vehiclesMotor transport needing no human
- emergency vehiclesUrgent service transport
- electric vehicleBattery-powered automobile
- off-road vehicleTransport for unpaved terrain