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Etymology
Origin of vehicular
From the Late Latin word vehiculāris, dating back to 1610–20. See vehicle, -ar 1
Explanation
Use the adjective vehicular when you're talking about something that has to do with a car or truck. Vehicular traffic is simply the number of motorized vehicles on a certain road at the same time. Vehicular pollution is caused by the carbon emissions of automobile motors burning oil and gas, and vehicular accidents are the ones that involve cars, trucks, vans, buses, or motorcycles. You can see the noun vehicle when you look at the word vehicular, and that's what it's all about — from the Latin root vehiculum, "means of transport or vehicle."
Vocabulary lists containing vehicular
"Too Young to Drive?" and "Rules of the Road"
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"The infrastructural capacity of Derry needs increased; I don't think two vehicular bridges for a city of this side and a population of this city is enough."
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Newsom also signed AB 1685, which would increase the number of points against a driver’s record if they’re convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
A wide security perimeter will close vehicular and pedestrian traffic around Madison Square Garden starting at 4 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
I’m not one for vehicular envy, but while traveling a few weeks back, I couldn’t help but admire another man’s rickety Nissan Altima.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
I tell her: we were dead, and then Ben managed to spin the car in just the right way, like some kind of brilliant vehicular ballerina.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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