vehicle

noun

• A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.
• A medium for expression of talent or views.
• A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).
• (pharmaceuticals) The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
• An entity to achieve an end.
• A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
• An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits