Comment by ThunderSizzle
3 years ago
None of those have an engine, which both the first and third definitions would say is typical.
That's why the only vehicle that made me pause was the tank, since it was at one point motorized, but no longer.
3 years ago
None of those have an engine, which both the first and third definitions would say is typical.
That's why the only vehicle that made me pause was the tank, since it was at one point motorized, but no longer.
I interpreted the tank as a form of sculpture, not a vehicle.
Typical, sure, but not required!
This is why legal documents often have important definitions listed. In the last case, the answer hinges on the definition of “machine”. Pick a definition of that, and I’ll tell you if a boat is a vehicle.
Let's stick with the Cambridge dictionary:
> a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work
How many oars is "several"? Do they count if they're not physically affixed to the boat?
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