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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In December 2024, retail sales excluding motor vehicles and parts were up by a more modest 2.9% year on year.
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Jason Schenker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Jerome Lee Davis is charged with second degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, first degree assault, tampering with a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Court records show that 29-year-old Cody Fisher is facing several charges, including driving while ability impaired by drugs, second-degree assault, second-degree unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle and reckless driving.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Higgins was initially charged with two counts of death by auto, reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jason Schenker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Jerome Lee Davis is charged with second degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, first degree assault, tampering with a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Court records show that 29-year-old Cody Fisher is facing several charges, including driving while ability impaired by drugs, second-degree assault, second-degree unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle and reckless driving.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Higgins was initially charged with two counts of death by auto, reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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