adjective
vehicular
vee-HIK-yuh-ler/viːˈhɪkjələr/
Relating to vehicles or their movement.
Vehicular traffic moves along the road in both directions.
Etymology
Latin vehiculum meant a means of transport and came from a verb meaning “carry or convey.” The adjective therefore concerns vehicles as things that carry people or goods.
In context
minimizing the speeds of vehicular or bicycle traffic in the streets
More examples
- The plan separates pedestrian and vehicular access.
- A barrier prevented vehicular entry into the square.
- The study measured vehicular movement through the intersection.
Forms
vehicular
vehicle noun — a means of transporting people or things
Similar words
- automotive
- Automotive usually concerns motor vehicles; vehicular can cover vehicles more broadly.
- traffic
- Traffic names moving vehicles collectively; vehicular describes something involving vehicles.