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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Up-armored trucks and civilian vehicles such as vans, trucks, compact cars and all-terrain vehicles—that is, golf carts—now account for around 70 percent of Russian losses, according to one recent survey.
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Armored trucks and civilian vehicles such as vans, compact cars and all-terrain vehicles—that is, golf carts—now account for around 70 percent of Russian losses, according to one recent survey.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
In July 2024, a Michigan man used an all-terrain vehicle to run over an 80-year-old man who was putting a Trump sign in his yard, while a California man was hospitalized following a dispute over a Trump flag in October.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Also used in the exercise was the Army's new lightweight all-terrain vehicle, the Infantry Squad Vehicle which can transport as many as nine soldiers on the battlefield.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Armored trucks and civilian vehicles such as vans, compact cars and all-terrain vehicles—that is, golf carts—now account for around 70 percent of Russian losses, according to one recent survey.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
In July 2024, a Michigan man used an all-terrain vehicle to run over an 80-year-old man who was putting a Trump sign in his yard, while a California man was hospitalized following a dispute over a Trump flag in October.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Also used in the exercise was the Army's new lightweight all-terrain vehicle, the Infantry Squad Vehicle which can transport as many as nine soldiers on the battlefield.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“All-terrain vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-terrain%20vehicle. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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