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

After a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the initial murder trial last year, Read is being retried on charges including second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a collision causing death. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 May 2025

Pena was charged with vehicular manslaughter, DWI and refusing to take a breath test. —Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025

Players have been able to ride this already on Rebirth Island, but this should add some fun vehicular chaos to the Big Map. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

Bacon was initially charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, vehicle theft and evading police, court records say. —Harry Harris, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 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