vehicle

Examples

• All

• Suspicion was raised for this vehicle of importation after outbreaks occurred in British workers who handled raw cotton.

  Academic text (2014)

• This vehicle is for infected, okay?

  Blindness (2008)

• What kinds of vehicles do you give to a rodent in the lab?

• Intervention programs that target HIV-related risk among injection drug users are ideal vehicles from which to attack this risk behavior.

  Academic text (2006)

• Each year, red meat, poultry, and seafood products are the leading vehicles of reported cases of foodborne illness (2).

  Academic text (1998)

• Previously cooked, proteinaceous food is a common vehicle for S. aureus food poisoning (5, 6, 7).

  Academic text (1997)

• In addition to unclean hands, common vehicles of food contamination include soil, garbage, rodents, insects, and air.

  Academic text (1998)

• Because sprouts were already suspected as a vehicle in the German outbreak, the French investigators examined sprout consumption in detail.

  Academic text (2012)

• Many common objects, such as toys or utensils, can act as vehicles for transmitting germs between people.

• In a research study, they found that shared items like doorknobs serve as significant vehicles for the spread of viruses.

Synonyms

F

fomite

vsvehicle

• Specialized

9.9

An object that carries germs and can spread disease

is the more general term covering any inanimate thing that transmits infection

Idioms

Y

your father's vehicle

• Informal

9.2

A modern car that is unlike the older cars people used to drive

Compounds

M

motor vehicle

27 1.5

A machine like a car or bus that moves on roads and has an engine

A

armored vehicle

• Specialized

22 3.4

A vehicle with heavy metal protection that keeps people safe from attack, like a tank or police van

S

sport utility vehicle

10 3.4

A large car like a truck that can drive on roads and rough ground

M

military vehicle

8 3.7

A machine like a truck or tank that the army uses

R

recreational vehicle

• US

4 3.4

A large vehicle with living space that people use for travel and camping

S

space vehicle

• Specialized

4 3.5

A machine built to travel in outer space, like a spacecraft or satellite

P

passenger vehicle

3 2.5

A bus or train that carries many people

W

wheeled vehicle

2 2.6

A machine with wheels that carries people or goods

A

amphibious vehicle

• Specialized

1 6.1

A machine like a car that can move on land and in water

V

vehicle traffic

1 3.2

The movement of cars and trucks on roads in an area at one time

A

automotive vehicle

1 3.0

A machine with wheels like a car or bus that moves on roads

H

horse-drawn vehicle

1 3.8

A vehicle with wheels pulled by horses that carries people or goods

S

self-propelled vehicle

1 5.0

A machine like a car or tractor that moves by its own power

T

tracked vehicle

• Specialized

1 6.0

A vehicle that moves on wide tracks to travel over soft or rough ground

A

armored combat vehicle

• Specialized

7.6

A heavy military machine like a tank with heavy metal plates, tracks, and a large gun for fighting

R

reconnaissance vehicle

• Specialized

8.0

A fast vehicle with light armour that scouts and watches ahead

T

test instrument vehicle

• Specialized

7.4

A rocket that flies to check equipment and systems

S

star vehicle

• Literature

6.8

A film, play, or TV show made mainly to show a famous actor's talent

V

vehicle-borne transmission

• Specialized

8.0

Infection that happens when you touch or eat something contaminated

Surface Forms

Etymology