Vehicle
mobile machine that transports people, animals or cargo
A vehicle is a machine to move people and things.
A vehicle is not alive. A horse can move people and things but it is not a vehicle.
Some vehicles move on land. Most land vehicles have wheels. Examples are bicycles, cars, motorcycles, and trains.
Some vehicles move on or in the water. Examples are boats, ships, and submarines.
Vehicles that move in the sky are called aircraft. Examples are aeroplanes and balloons.
Vehicles can get propulsion power from various sources.
- Human muscles. Examples are bicycles and skateboards.
- Engines. Examples are automobiles, ships, and aeroplanes.
- Electricity. Examples are many passenger trains.
- Animals. Examples are carts and chariots.
- Wind. Examples are sailboats and iceboats.
- Some vehicles have no propulsion power. Examples are gliders and balloons.
