motor vehicles

noun

plural of motor vehicle
as in cars
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16

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Recent Examples of motor vehicles The biggest bear killers by far in Central Florida are motor vehicles, blamed for killing 1,545 bears in the region in the past 10 years, including 219 in 2025, the most since 2021 when 242 bears died on the region’s roadways. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 That funding would have come from existing sales taxes generated from motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and fuel taxes. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Eligible cars would receive special license plates denoting the car as a historic vehicle and be insured as collector motor vehicles. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Getting brighter Headlight regulation didn’t emerge from a single incident so much as from a steady mismatch between early motor vehicles and roads still designed for horses and pedestrians. — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 For years, however, the righthand lane was a lane shared by both motor vehicles and bicycles. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 There were 407 traffic stops and 144 traffic services, which includes debris removal, assisting with disabled or hazardous motor vehicles, according to state police on Friday. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026 Monitor motor vehicles Dark features of a car, such as the seat or steering wheel, can reach temperatures over 180 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. — Laura Horne july 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026 Visitors played an interactive game to test their knowledge spanning a century of wireless technology, motor vehicles, and mobile communication inventions. — Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor vehicles
  1. cars
  2. buses
  3. automobiles
  4. machines
  5. wheels
Noun
  • As more cars wrecked behind the incident, NASCAR was forced to throw the caution flag — freezing the field with Preece in front.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • So far, the brand has sold 29,613 units in its home country, with most of its cars sold under the Formula Leopard, Denza, and BYD emblems.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of cars
Noun
  • People have also been known to get bites at movie theaters, while traveling via buses, trains, planes, rideshares and other less common ways.
    — Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Further, the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express earns 3% cash back* on transit, including rideshares, taxis, parking, tolls, buses or trains.
    — Dan Avery,Lily Wolfson, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of buses
Noun
  • The entrance of the famed Inn at Spanish Bay, in Northern California’s Pebble Beach, had been festooned with some of the world’s most exotic automobiles—swooned over by camera-toting adorers—just a few days prior during Monterey Car Week.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has threatened to also double tariffs on automobiles and auto parts from Canada from 25% to 50%.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of automobiles
Noun
  • Muscles aren’t just machines that move our bones from place to place.
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • By the end of 2010, the TSA had deployed around 500 machines designed to detect non-metallic weapons and explosives, the TSA's website said.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of machines
Noun
  • Electricity travels from the rotating wheels through a custom conductive hub to a solar controller built into the frame.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Early bird prices for the device, which resembles a GoPro on wheels, start at $549, with shipping scheduled to begin in October.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of wheels

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“Motor vehicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20vehicles. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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