alternative vehicle
collocation in Englishmeaningsofalternativeandvehicle
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alternative
adjective
uk/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/us/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
An alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use ...
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vehicle
noun
uk/ˈvɪə.kəl/us/ˈviː.ə.kəl/
formal
a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially ...
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(Definition ofalternativeandvehiclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For this reason, and seemingly for this reason alone, he has been refused analternativevehicle.
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He also said that, since a suitablealternativevehicleis not available, we should keep the trike.
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A whole host ofalternativevehiclefuels, which offer better economy and less environmental impact than petrol, now exist.
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We are also reviewing research onalternativevehicleengines and fuel.
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All that is important, as arealternativevehiclefuels.
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The race will begin with thealternativevehicleyou have chosen.
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Thealternativevehiclehas no minimum number of wheels, but it must remain upright when stopped with no driver inputs.
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The cars and mopeds scattered around the courtyard were taken from armed robbers, and are used by police in the absence of alternative vehicles.
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Its cash sources are extremely limited, and for it to hire alternative vehicles when no buses are available will cause major difficulty.
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If it does not prove to be practicable to include such a provision in the legislation, we shall consider possible alternative vehicles.
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Therefore, there will be greater attraction to move into a stakeholder pension or alternative vehicles for pension provision.
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There are alternative vehicles for such investment which would perhaps have slightly more effective management, and would, therefore, encourage me to look more in their direction.
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The students produce a variety of alternative vehicles, including full-function electric, range-extended electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles.
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