VEHICLES
Noun
vehicles
plural of vehicle
Source: Wiktionary
VEHICLE
Ve"hi*cle, n. Etym: [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin to E.
way, wain. See Way, n., and cf. Convex, Inveigh, Veil, Vex.]
1. That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as
a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means
of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land.
2. That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or
communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.
A simple style forms the best vehicle of thought to a popular
assembly. Wirt.
3. (Pharm.)
Definition: A substance in which medicine is taken.
4. (Paint.)
Definition: Any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever
gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it.
Note: Water is used in fresco and in water-color painting, the colors
being consolidated with gum arabic; size is used in distemper
painting. In oil painting, the fixed oils of linseed, nut, and poppy,
are used; in encaustic, wax is the vehicle. Fairholt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition