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

Police arrested a man Wednesday on suspicion of a felony hit-and-run resulting in death and gross vehicular manslaughter for allegedly running over a man who was trying to stop him from fleeing the site of a vehicle collision, authorities said. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Webb was charged with vehicular homicide following the crash, his sister Lillian, 26, tells PEOPLE. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Singh, who was 21 at the time of the crash, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in June to three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, court records show. — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

What’s being done to address Land Park’s issues Aside from barring nighttime parking in the park, the city has also discussed closing some streets in the park to vehicular traffic as part of a two-year pilot program. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

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