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

Over the years she has been presumed dead in a plane crash, gotten amnesia, been rescued by Prince Omar Rashid and married him in Morocco, actually died, reappeared as a ghost, reappeared alive, committed vehicular manslaughter, and more. —EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024

The driver, identified Monday as 44-year-old Juan Huerta-Palacios, was taken into custody on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI, police said. —Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024

Michael Vahey is facing several charges, including vehicular homicide. —Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 26 July 2024

The vehicular assault took place about 5:45 p.m. in a residential area of Hancock in Michigan's Upper Peninsula near Lake Superior. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024

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

Kids Definition

vehicular

adjective

ve·​hic·​u·​lar vē-ˈhik-yə-lər 

: of, relating to, or designed for vehicles