HyperDic: wheeled_vehicle

English > 1 sense of the expression wheeled vehicle:
NOUNartifactwheeled vehiclea vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
English > wheeled vehicle: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people.
Example"the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
PartsaxleA shaft on which a wheel rotates
brakeA restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
splasherA protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud
wheelA simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
Narrowerbaby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusherA small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
bicycle, bike, wheel, cycleA wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
boneshakerAny wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable
car, railcar, railway car, railroad carA wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cartwheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person
horse-drawn vehicleA wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
motor scooter, scooterA wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
rolling stockcollection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier
scooterchild's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot
self-propelled vehicleA wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
skateboardA board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
trailer, house trailerA wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
tricycle, trike, velocipedeA vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
unicycle, monocycleA vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals
wagon, waggonAny of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
wagon, coaster wagonA child's four-wheeled toy / toy cart sometimes used for coasting
welcome wagonA wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area
BroadercontainerAny object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
vehicleA conveyance that transports people or objects
Spanishvehículo de ruedas
Catalanvehicle de rodes

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