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 said Gallardo Alvarez was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run resulting in injury or death. —Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

Following the crash, San Diego police located the driver, 41-year-old Assmaa Elayyat, and arrested her on charges of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. —Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026

White has been charged with first-degree vehicular homicide and serious injury by vehicle, along with other related charges. —Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 26 May 2026

Dennis Lee Olson, 53, of Lehigh Acres, is facing charges of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide after a collision cost a 21-year-old college student her life, according to FOX 13. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 May 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