all-terrain vehicle
noun
all-ter·rain vehicle
: a small motor vehicle with three or four wheels that is designed for use on various types of terrain
called also ATV
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Another exciting excursion was the all-terrain vehicle trip through the rainforest in Costa Rica.
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Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024
After vehicles are confiscated by the police, the municipalities will be given new authority to destroy dirt bikes, mini-motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles after holding them for a minimum of 30 days.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2024
As a result, by October 2011, 3,000 heavily armed men with 600 all-terrain vehicles had amassed in Mali's northern Azawad region.
—Yahia H. Zoubir, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2012
The Border Patrol still uses horses, sometimes controversially – as well as all-terrain vehicles, trucks, and boats.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
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Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024
After vehicles are confiscated by the police, the municipalities will be given new authority to destroy dirt bikes, mini-motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles after holding them for a minimum of 30 days.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2024
As a result, by October 2011, 3,000 heavily armed men with 600 all-terrain vehicles had amassed in Mali's northern Azawad region.
—Yahia H. Zoubir, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2012
The Border Patrol still uses horses, sometimes controversially – as well as all-terrain vehicles, trucks, and boats.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
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