Collocations for vehicle - noun
1. used for transporting people or things
ADJ.
moving, oncoming, passing
She was blinded by the lights from an oncoming vehicle.
She was blinded by the lights from an oncoming vehicle.
parked, stationary
The bus crashed into a stationary vehicle.
The bus crashed into a stationary vehicle.
unattended | stolen
The thieves escaped in a stolen vehicle.
The thieves escaped in a stolen vehicle.
horse-drawn, motor | electric, diesel, petrol/petrol-driven | wheeled
The city centre is off-limits to wheeled vehicles.
The city centre is off-limits to wheeled vehicles.
road | four-wheel-drive | all-terrain, off-road | vintage | private | commercial, delivery, (heavy) goods | emergency | police | armoured, military
QUANT.
convoy
The president''s car was being followed by a convoy of vehicles.
The president''s car was being followed by a convoy of vehicles.
VERB + VEHICLE
own | hire
Hire a four-wheel-drive vehicle - there are lots of spots to discover off the beaten track.
Hire a four-wheel-drive vehicle - there are lots of spots to discover off the beaten track.
drive | park | impound, tow away
The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation.
The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation.
abandon
Sniffer dogs were brought in to follow the men after they abandoned the vehicle in a ditch.
Sniffer dogs were brought in to follow the men after they abandoned the vehicle in a ditch.
VEHICLE + VERB
arrive
An eyewitness said, ‘We saw loads of smoke, and then the emergency vehicles arrived.’
An eyewitness said, ‘We saw loads of smoke, and then the emergency vehicles arrived.’
break down | collide, crash (into sth)
Two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided near Thirsk.
Two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided near Thirsk.
run on sth
vehicles running on lead-free petrol
vehicles running on lead-free petrol
VEHICLE + NOUN
emission
tighter controls on vehicle emissions
tighter controls on vehicle emissions
manufacture
2. sth used for communicating ideas/achieving sth
ADJ.
excellent, ideal, perfect | important, main, major
PREP.
~ for
The play is a perfect vehicle for her talents.
The play is a perfect vehicle for her talents.
~ of
The Students'' Union is the main vehicle of communication for students in the college.
The Students'' Union is the main vehicle of communication for students in the college.