vehicular traffic
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- noun
- /vɪˈhɪkjələr ˈtræfɪk/
:
tráfico vehicular
- The street is thick with vehicular traffic.
- closed to vehicular traffic
- pedestrian and vehicular traffic
Examples
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The study reported here assessed community urbanization by population size and density, the amount of vehicular traffic per day, and the total number of roads and highways.
Academic text (2006) -
Another idea being bounced around: shutting down vehicular traffic on Grant once in a while to open it up to pedestrians.
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The crossing of a double solid white line by vehicular traffic is prohibited.
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Streets are becoming increasingly choked with vehicular traffic.
Academic text (1994) -
In the central part of the city where vehicular traffic is more intense, carbon monoxide concentrations are much higher.
Academic text (1997) -
The more industrialized areas to the north and the central areas of dense vehicular traffic are not so dramatically affected.
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Even the city's new master plan calls for streetcars to run on their own lanes separate from vehicular traffic.
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The authors of the study reported here were able to obtain vehicular traffic counts from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
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On the streets, as advertised, was actual vehicular traffic: white buses and yellow/black taxis, delivery trucks, and horse-drawn carriages.
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The city council decided to reroute all vehicular traffic to reduce congestion in the downtown area.
Synonyms
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The movement and flow of vehicles on roads
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The movement of cars and trucks on roads in an area at one time
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: the adjective 'vehicular' (related to vehicles) straightforwardly modifies 'traffic' (flow of vehicles/people), so a learner who knows both constituents can derive that it means traffic composed of vehicles. This modifier + noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English composition, making the phrase transparent to B1 learners who know the component words.
Etymology
Vehicular traffic combines vehicular, meaning about vehicles, and traffic, meaning many things moving on a road. Imagine a street full of cars and trucks packed together, and you can see why it means 'the movement or presence of vehicles' in an area.