: of, relating to, done with, or being a vehicle designed especially to operate away from public roads

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Venture out on off-road adventures to nearby ghost towns and mining camps including the Burro Schmidt Tunnel, a .5-mile tunnel hand-dug through solid granite. Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025 Despite a rich history of building dirt bikes and ATVs, Honda’s SUVs have never had much off-road credibility. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 Raymond and his wife Maranda were on the Steel Bender off-road trail in Grand County on June 21, 2024, the sheriff’s office said in a previous news release. David Chiu, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Their modern models, born in three forms starting five years ago, are equal parts comfort, technology and off-road chops. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for off-road

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-road was in 1954

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“Off-road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-road. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

off-road

adjective
ˈȯf-ˈrōd
: of, relating to, done with, or being a vehicle designed especially to operate away from public roads
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