recreational vehicle
noun
: a vehicle designed for recreational use (as in camping)
especially
: motor home
Examples of recreational vehicle in a Sentence
sales of recreational vehicles typically go down when gas prices go up
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Ted Ancona and his wife, Valerie Mathews, have driven their 24-foot recreational vehicle on summer trips to the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and to Albuquerque,where Ancona was born.
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Leisure activities, such as the use of recreational vehicles, cruises and motorcycle riding, are more common among those near retirement age or older, his research found.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
The order also included measures to ease the placement of temporary trailers, manufactured homes and recreational vehicles on private properties during rebuilding, while also suspending fees for mobile home parks for the next three years.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Drivers can expand the vehicle from a compact recreational vehicle into a large mobile living space with remarkable ease.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Leisure activities, such as the use of recreational vehicles, cruises and motorcycle riding, are more common among those near retirement age or older, his research found.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
The order also included measures to ease the placement of temporary trailers, manufactured homes and recreational vehicles on private properties during rebuilding, while also suspending fees for mobile home parks for the next three years.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Drivers can expand the vehicle from a compact recreational vehicle into a large mobile living space with remarkable ease.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Recreational vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreational%20vehicle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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