wheeled vehicle

Other forms: wheeled vehicles

Definitions of wheeled vehicle

1. noun

   a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
   “the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC”

   types:

   baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, go-cart, perambulator, pram, pushchair, pusher, stroller

   a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

   bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel

   a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

   boneshaker

   any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable

   car, railcar, railroad car, railway car

   a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad

   cart, go-cart, handcart, pushcart

   wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels

   horse-drawn vehicle

   a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses

   motor scooter, scooter

   a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel

   rolling stock

   collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier

   scooter

   child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot

   self-propelled vehicle

   a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion

   skateboard

   a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot

   house trailer, trailer

   a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy

   tricycle, trike, velocipede

   a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals

   monocycle, unicycle

   a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals

   waggon, wagon

   any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

   coaster wagon, wagon

   a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting

   welcome wagon

   a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area

   applecart

   a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street

   armored vehicle, armoured vehicle

   a vehicle that is protected by armor plate

   baggage car, luggage van

   a railway car where passengers' bags are carried

   bandwagon

   a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band

   barrow, garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow

   a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels

   bassinet

   a perambulator that resembles a bassinet

   bicycle-built-for-two, tandem, tandem bicycle

   a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats

   cabin car, caboose

   a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train

   camper trailer

   a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips)

   carriage, equipage, rig

   a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

   carrier

   a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

   cart

   a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

   chariot

   a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome

   chuck wagon

   a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)

   club car, lounge car

   railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs

   Conestoga, Conestoga wagon, covered wagon, prairie schooner, prairie wagon

   a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century

   forklift

   a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them

   freight car

   a railway car that carries freight

   guard's van

   the car on a train that is occupied by the guard

   handcar

   a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor

   hand truck, truck

   a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects

   ice wagon, ice-wagon

   (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door

   laundry cart

   handcart for moving a load of laundry

   limber

   a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson

   engine, locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive

   a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

   lorry

   a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides

   mail car

   a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted

   milk wagon, milkwagon

   wagon for delivering milk

   manufactured home, mobile home

   a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing

   automotive vehicle, motor vehicle

   a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails

   all-terrain bike, mountain bike, off-roader

   a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country

   ordinary, ordinary bicycle

   an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel

   carriage, coach, passenger car

   a railcar where passengers ride

   cycle rickshaw, pedicab

   a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire

   personnel carrier

   a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment

   push-bike

   a bicycle that must be pedaled

   reconnaissance vehicle, scout car

   fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top

   R.V., RV, recreational vehicle

   a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities

   safety bicycle, safety bike

   bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear

   serving cart

   a handcart for serving food

   shopping cart

   a handcart that holds groceries or other goods while shopping

   slip carriage, slip coach

   a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train

   streetcar, tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car

   a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is often propelled by electricity

   sulky

   a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse

   tender

   car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

   tracked vehicle

   a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks

   tractor

   a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications

   tram, tramcar

   a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine

   van

   (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight

   velocipede

   any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel

   wain

   large open farm wagon

   water waggon, water wagon

   a wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime)

   weapons carrier

   military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews

   type of:

   container

   any 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)

   vehicle

   a conveyance that transports people or objects