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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However, over an approximately four-month period between October 2019 and February 2020, NBC News found some 49 reports of motor vehicle thefts in Washington, D.C., involved cars rented from Turo or its rival, Getaround, representing 6% of all incidents during the period.
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Porter is charged with operating under the influence, failing to maintain lane, operating a motor vehicle while using a cellphone, operating a motor vehicle on a sidewalk and reckless driving, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, he was also charged in Clay County with aggravated fleeing a stop or detention and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2025
Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, had several motor vehicle recalls for 2024.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Porter is charged with operating under the influence, failing to maintain lane, operating a motor vehicle while using a cellphone, operating a motor vehicle on a sidewalk and reckless driving, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025
On Thursday, he was also charged in Clay County with aggravated fleeing a stop or detention and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2025
Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, had several motor vehicle recalls for 2024.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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