vehicular

adjective

ve·​hic·​u·​lar vē-ˈhi-kyə-lər 

1

a

: of, relating to, or designed for vehicles and especially motor vehicles

b

: transported by vehicle

c

: caused by or resulting from the operation of a vehicle

vehicular homicide

2

: serving as a vehicle

Examples of vehicular in a Sentence

The road was closed to vehicular traffic.

Recent Examples on the Web

Quinchiguano was originally charged with four counts of criminal vehicular homicide, though the prosecution in September moved to dismiss two of the counts. —Nick Lentz, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025

The driver is charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and three counts of manslaughter. —Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Dec. 2025

The 12-year-old killed by a personal watercraft in 2023 was hit by Arsanyous Refat Ghaly, who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to 230 days in custody and two years of probation. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025

Sanchez was previously sentenced to six years in prison for gross vehicular manslaughter, DUI and child endangerment for the crash that killed her 14-year-old sister, Jacqueline, in 2017, PEOPLE previously reported. —Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin vehiculāris, from Latin vehiculum vehicle + -āris -ar

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for vehicular

• acicular
• articular
• curricular
• cuticular
• funicular
• lenticular
• navicular
• particular
• radicular
• reticular
• testicular
• acromioclavicular

Kids Definition

vehicular

adjective

ve·​hic·​u·​lar vē-ˈhik-yə-lər 

: of, relating to, or designed for vehicles