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

He was arrested on charges of vehicular homicide and DUI, among other charges, police said. —Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025

In August, a jury ordered Tesla to pay $240 million USD to the victims of a vehicular crash using Tesla’s autonomous technology known as Autopilot that hit a young couple at more than 60mph who had parked to stargaze. —Steve Tengler, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

She is charged with vehicular homicide, according to court records, and is being represented by the Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s Office, which declined to comment. —Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025

The video then skips ahead to a bruised Bond racing toward a car to chase the bellhop, initiating the first look at vehicular action gameplay. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 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