dune buggy

noun

: an off-road motor vehicle with oversize tires for use especially on sand

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Birdsong fills the auditorium, before the first actor, Zachary Hart, makes a very un-Chekhovian entrance — driving a dune buggy and carrying an electric guitar. Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025 The universal program needs guardrails to stop abuses like the purchase of dune buggies on the taxpayers’ dime, and also to ensure student safety. Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 Opponents lament diverting taxpayer funding from public schools to private ones and point to examples of misuse of funds, like buying dune buggies. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024 Endurance dune buggy racing requires Austin and a co-driver to be strapped in for anywhere from 13 to 15 hours, traversing through dirt, rock and brush at speeds as much as 82 miles per hour. Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 31 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for dune buggy

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dune buggy was in 1955

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“Dune buggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune%20buggy. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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dune buggy

noun
: a motor vehicle with oversize tires for use on sand
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