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

Nangle was arrested in September 2023 on two misdemeanor charges of vehicular manslaughter in the fatal collision after surrendering to deputies at the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, according to previous Bee reporting. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026

The charges against her include first degree vehicular manslaughter, second degree manslaughter and DWI. —Mark Prussin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

Your Soil May Be Too Compacted Areas of your garden that receive lots of foot or vehicular traffic can become so compacted that water cannot penetrate the soil. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026

Jonathan Matos Morales, a former player in the Braves organization, was arrested Monday and is being charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash involving death, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. —Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 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