ˈfəʊmʌɪt ˈfoʊmaɪt ˈviː.ɪ.kəl ˈvi.ə.kəl ˈvɪː(ə).kəl a conveyance that transports people or objects a medium for the expression or achievement of something his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views a congregation is a vehicle of group identity the play was just a vehicle to display her talents any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it