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

The vehicular accident on the ground that led the reporter and pilot to take to the skies involved Bailee Lynn Rios. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

She was charged Monday with vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, a misdemeanor. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The police officer who responded did not issue a ticket, but referred the case to the Placer County District Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The avenues will retain their current single lane of vehicular traffic. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 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