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

Angela Marie Hays, 29, of Corona, pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI charges in connection with the Jan. 13 crash that killed Jose Geraldo Lozano and Luz Maria Duran Rios, both of Richmond in Contra Costa County. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025

About 10 months after the fatal crash, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office filed two misdemeanor counts of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence against Nangle for the deaths of the Rodriguez brothers. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025

Between the lines: Houston police try to obtain surveillance video during on-scene probes but often leave that work up to follow-up investigators, according to HPD vehicular crimes division Capt. Donna Crawford. —Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025

He was initially charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault in the case, but the jury convicted him on lesser charges. —Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025

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