motor vehicle
noun
: an automotive vehicle not operated on rails
especially
: one with rubber tires for use on highways
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Additional motor vehicle charges include operating under suspension, unsafe backing, misuse of plates, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, and no insurance, according to the Milford Police Department.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Currently, just over one million people are employed in the domestic manufacturing of motor vehicles and parts—roughly 320,000 fewer than in 2000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Slightly more than one million people are employed domestically in the manufacturing of motor vehicles and parts, about 320,000 fewer than in 2000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2025
In 2023, Canada and Mexico accounted for nearly $120 billion worth of U.S. motor vehicle imports, which totaled about 47% of all such vehicles imported that year.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Currently, just over one million people are employed in the domestic manufacturing of motor vehicles and parts—roughly 320,000 fewer than in 2000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Slightly more than one million people are employed domestically in the manufacturing of motor vehicles and parts, about 320,000 fewer than in 2000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2025
In 2023, Canada and Mexico accounted for nearly $120 billion worth of U.S. motor vehicle imports, which totaled about 47% of all such vehicles imported that year.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motor vehicle
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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