Vehicle

Cars, motorcycles, and a bus on display in Thame, England in 2009

A train passing a group of boats near the River Dart, England in 2016

Bicycles, electric bicycles, and scooters in Yangzhou, China in 2008

A spacecraft and an aircraft above California, United States in 1977

A vehicle (from Latin vehiculum)^[1] is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters), railed vehicles (trains, trams), watercraft (ships, boats, underwater vehicles), amphibious vehicles (screw-propelled vehicles, hovercraft), aircraft (airplanes, helicopters, aerostats), and spacecraft.^[2]

Ground vehicles can be broadly classified by the type of contact with the ground: wheels, tracks, rails, or skis. ISO 3833-1977 is the international standard for road vehicle types, terms, and definitions.^[3]

^ "vehicle". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
^ Halsey, William D., ed. (1979). Macmillan Contemporary Dictionary. New York; London: Macmillan Publishing; Collier Macmillan Publishers. p. 1106. ISBN 0-02-080780-5 – via Internet Archive.
^ ISO 3833:1977 Road vehicles – Types – Terms and definitions Webstore.anis.org

[OED-1] "vehicle". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)

[MacMillian-2] Halsey, William D., ed. (1979). Macmillan Contemporary Dictionary. New York; London: Macmillan Publishing; Collier Macmillan Publishers. p. 1106. ISBN 0-02-080780-5 – via Internet Archive.

[3] ISO 3833:1977 Road vehicles – Types – Terms and definitions Webstore.anis.org

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