- vehicle
- noun1 used for transporting people or thingsADJECTIVE▪ moving, oncoming, passing▪
She was blinded by the lights from an oncoming vehicle.
▪ parked, stationary (esp. BrE)▪The bus crashed into a stationary vehicle.
▪ unattended▪ abandoned▪ stolen▪The thieves escaped in a stolen vehicle.
▪ horse-drawn, motor▪deaths from motor vehicle accidents (AmE)
▪ electric, fuel-cell, hybrid▪ diesel, gas (AmE), gasoline (AmE), petrol (BrE)▪ fuel-efficient, gas-guzzling▪ tracked, wheeled▪ road▪ four-by-four (esp. BrE), four-wheel-drive▪ all-terrain, off-road, sport utility (abbreviated to SUV) (esp. AmE)▪ vintage (esp. BrE)▪ luxury▪ private▪ passenger▪ recreational (esp. AmE)▪ private-hire (BrE)▪taxis and private-hire vehicles
▪ commercial, delivery (esp. BrE), goods (BrE), heavy goods (abbreviated to HGV) (BrE)▪ emergency, rescue▪ police▪ amphibious, armoured/armored, fighting, light armoured/armored, military▪a Bradley fighting vehicle
… OF VEHICLES▪ convoy▪The president's car was being followed by a convoy of vehicles.
VERB + VEHICLE▪ own▪ hire (esp. BrE), rent (esp. AmE)▪Hire a four-wheel-drive vehicle—there are lots of spots to discover off the beaten track.
▪We rented an SUV.
▪ drive, operate▪ park▪ impound, tow (AmE), tow away (BrE)▪The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation.
▪car owners whose vehicles have been towed (away)
▪ abandon▪Sniffer dogs were brought in to follow the men after they abandoned the vehicle in a ditch.
▪ enter, exit (esp. AmE)VEHICLE + VERB▪ break down▪ collide, crash (into sth)▪Two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided.
▪ run on sth▪vehicles running on biodiesel
▪ be equipped with sth▪a vehicle equipped with a GPS receiver
VEHICLE + NOUN▪ emissions▪tighter controls on vehicle emissions
▪ development, manufacture, production▪ sales (esp. AmE)▪Total vehicle sales increased 5% from last year.
▪ crime (BrE)▪Vehicle crime has dropped by 16%.
▪ registration number (esp. BrE)▪He was seen driving away and his vehicle registration number was given to the police.
PHRASES▪ the front of a vehicle, the rear of a vehicle, the side of a vehicle▪ the inside of a vehicle, the interior of a vehicle2 sth used for communicating ideas/achieving sthADJECTIVE▪ excellent, ideal, perfect▪ important, main, major▪ investmentPREPOSITION▪ vehicle for▪The play is a perfect vehicle for her talents.
▪ vehicle of▪the main vehicle of communication for students
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
