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 booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI combined with alcohol and drugs causing bodily injury, police said. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

In March, Iversen pleaded guilty in Hennepin County District Court to criminal vehicular homicide. —Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026

The plea deal dismissed three felony charges from Carcamo-Meza’s case, including one count of child abuse causing death and two counts of vehicular homicide by reckless driving, court records show. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026

Chavez has been charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter and two counts of leaving the scene after a crash, according to the complaint shared online by FOX 26 and reviewed by PEOPLE. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 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