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SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("self-propelled vehicle" is a kind of...):
wheeled vehicle (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-propelled vehicle"):
armored vehicle; armoured vehicle (a vehicle that is protected by armor plate)
carrier (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something)
forklift (a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them)
engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
personnel carrier (a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment)
reconnaissance vehicle; scout car (fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top)
R.V.; recreational vehicle; RV (a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities)
streetcar; tram; tramcar; trolley; trolley car (a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity)
tracked vehicle (a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks)
tractor (a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications)
weapons carrier (military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews)
