vehicular

[vee-hik-yuh-ler]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or for vehicles.

   a vehicular tunnel.

2. serving as a vehicle.

3. caused by a vehicle; attributed or attributable to vehicles.

   vehicular homicide.

4. carried on or transported by means of a vehicle.

   vehicular recording units.

Other Word Forms

• nonvehicular adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vehicular¹

From the Late Latin word vehiculāris, dating back to 1610–20. See vehicle, -ar ¹

Example Sentences

He was booked on a felony charge of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and a felony charge of driving under the influence of drugs causing injury, according to the log.

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Delhi, which has high pollution through the year due to factors including vehicular emissions and dust, had already seen air quality dipping over the past few days.

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The research is used in part to inform highway planners and conservation organizations on how to prevent vehicular deaths like the one that befell F390.

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The BurnBot is a remote-controlled vehicular system that removes flammable brush alongside roads with unprecedented precision.

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Harjinder now faces manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges in Florida and has been denied bail.

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