vehicular

American  

[vee-hik-yuh-ler] / viˈhɪk yə lər /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonvehicular adjective

Etymology

Origin of vehicular

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

Example Sentences

On Thursday, the DHS released statistics that officials say demonstrate that ICE agents have faced an increase in vehicular assaults.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of them—Subaru, for example, with the Ascent, as well as Toyota, with Grand Highlander—build the vehicular equivalent of McMansions, offering a bulk space few families will ever fully occupy.

From The Wall Street Journal

To use the parlance of his press secretary, the gimmick is merely a “vehicular spherical globe.”

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times