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Entry 5 senses Webster, 1913

Vehicle

/vēh'-ĭk-əl/ · Ve·hi·cle · IPA /ˈvi.ə.kəl/
01 n. That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of c…
  1. 1.
    That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land.
  2. 2.
    That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.
    “A simple style forms the best vehicle of thought to a popular assembly.” Wirt.
  3. 3.
    A substance in which medicine is taken.(Pharm.)
  4. 4.
    Any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it.(Paint.)
  5. 5.
    A liquid used to spread sensitive salts upon glass and paper for use in photography.(Chem.)