dirt bike

noun

: a usually lightweight motorcycle designed for operation on unpaved surfaces

Examples of dirt bike in a Sentence

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The electric dirt bike capability is a big deal because lots of overlanders are buying these adventure bikes as add-ons for their rigs. Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 20 Jan. 2025 Nimble and small, dirt bikes helped Russian troops dash among positions motocross-style, faster and more evasively than in armored personnel carriers or trucks. C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 People are riding dirt bikes around, trying to help friends and throw animals on their backs. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025 Wearing typical rally gear of the era – a lightweight jersey and dirt bike pants, riding boots, thin gloves and a helmet. New Atlas, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dirt bike 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dirt bike was in 1970

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“Dirt bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirt%20bike. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

dirt bike

noun
: a light motorcycle designed to be used off the road
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