motor vehicle
noun
: an automotive vehicle not operated on rails
especially
: one with rubber tires for use on highways
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Examples of motor vehicle in a Sentence
You can register your car at the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16
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Officers responded to the parking lot at Bertie’s Restaurant, located at 928 North Main St., around 7:49 p.m. on a report of a motor vehicle crash, police said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
Snow squall safety tips NWS offers the following snow squall warning safety tips:
Avoid or delay motor vehicle travel until the snow squall warning passes.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Cars With Mexico the top source of US motor vehicle imports, European nations like Germany could tap into their own production capabilities, said Brad Setser, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
However, the alliance did point to U.S. Census Bureau data on trade between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
About $211 billion worth of motor vehicles and parts entered the U.S. last year from Canada and Mexico, according to the Census Bureau.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
Snow squall safety tips NWS offers the following snow squall warning safety tips:
Avoid or delay motor vehicle travel until the snow squall warning passes.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Cars With Mexico the top source of US motor vehicle imports, European nations like Germany could tap into their own production capabilities, said Brad Setser, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
However, the alliance did point to U.S. Census Bureau data on trade between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
About $211 billion worth of motor vehicles and parts entered the U.S. last year from Canada and Mexico, according to the Census Bureau.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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