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vehicular en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /viːɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
  • /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ (US, especially)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Late Latin vehiculāris. By surface analysis, vehicle + -ar.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle.
    • vehicular homicide
    • Sunny White was apprehended in Flathead County Friday on a warrant out of Lake County charging her with vehicular homicide while under the influence in the March 2023 death of 22-year-old Mika Westwolf. 2023 October 24, Snejana Farberov, “Mom of kids named Aryan and Nation was on meth in hit-and-run death of Native American woman: cops”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2023:
    • Ernest had a fear of vehicular travel, and ended up walking everywhere.
  2. (not-comparable, of a language) That is used between two groups who do not share a common native tongue nor a common culture.
    • Latin was a vehicular language for natural philosophers and others from the late Renaissance to the late 18th century.
    • English is used as a vehicular language in many business settings.
    • vehicular language

Deriveds

intravehicular · antivehicular · multivehicular · vehicular language · extravehicular · nonvehicular · intervehicular · vehicularly · vehicular cycling

Relateds

lingua franca

Translations (11)

am የመኪና (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) · fr véhiculaire (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) · es vehicular (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) · bg транспортен (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) · ga feithicleach (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) · ka გადასაზიდი (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) · fi ajoneuvo- (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) · gl vehicular (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) · it veicolare (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) · ca vehicular (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles) · ka სატრანსპორტო (of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles)