Meanings
nounmotor vehicle (plural motor vehicles)
plural motor vehicles
- Any land-based means of transportation in the form of a machine that operates primarily through a motor to provide power to rotate the tires.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
Similar
automotive vehicle
Broader
self-propelled vehicle
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 汽車 /汽车, 機動車 /机动车
- 汽車 /汽车 (qìchē)any land-based means of transportation
- 機動車 /机动车 (jīdòngchē)any land-based means of transportation
Danish motorkøretøj
- motorkøretøjany land-based means of transportation
Dutch motorvoertuig
- motorvoertuigany land-based means of transportation
Esperanto motorveturilo
- motorveturiloany land-based means of transportation
Finnish moottoriajoneuvo
- moottoriajoneuvoany land-based means of transportation
French véhicule automobile
- véhicule automobileany land-based means of transportation
German Kraftfahrzeug
- Kraftfahrzeugany land-based means of transportation
Hindi वाहन, गाड़ी
- वाहन (vāhan)any land-based means of transportation
- गाड़ी (gāṛī)any land-based means of transportation
Icelandic vélknúið ökutæki
- vélknúið ökutækiany land-based means of transportation
Indonesian kendaraan bermotor
- kendaraan bermotorany land-based means of transportation
Irish feithicil mhótair
- feithicil mhótairany land-based means of transportation
Italian autoveicolo
- autoveicoloany land-based means of transportation
Lithuanian motorinė transporto priemonė
- motorinė transporto priemonėany land-based means of transportation
Malay kenderaan bermotor
- kenderaan bermotorany land-based means of transportation
Norwegian Bokmål motorkjøretøy, motorvogn
- motorkjøretøyany land-based means of transportation
- motorvognany land-based means of transportation
Polish pojazd silnikowy
- pojazd silnikowyany land-based means of transportation
Portuguese automóvel
- automóvelany land-based means of transportation
Romanian autovehicul, automobil
- autovehiculany land-based means of transportation
- automobilany land-based means of transportation
Russian автомоби́ль, автомаши́на
- автомоби́ль (avtomobílʹ)any land-based means of transportation
- автомаши́на (avtomašína)any land-based means of transportation
Spanish vehículo automóvil
- vehículo automóvilany land-based means of transportation
Swedish motorfordon
- motorfordonany land-based means of transportation
Cite this entry
APA
motor vehicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20vehicle
MLA
“motor vehicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20vehicle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motor vehicle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20vehicle.
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