dune buggy

noun

: an off-road motor vehicle with oversize tires for use especially on sand

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Opponents lament diverting taxpayer funding from public schools to private ones and point to examples of misuse of funds, like buying dune buggies. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024 Endurance dune buggy racing requires Austin and a co-driver to be strapped in for anywhere from 13 to 15 hours, traversing through dirt, rock and brush at speeds as much as 82 miles per hour. Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 31 July 2024 July 2, 2024 Motorcycles and Mayhem in Ukraine’s East In the latest tactic for storming trenches, Russians use motorcycles and dune buggies to speed across open space, often into a hail of gunfire. Natan Odenheimer Daniel Berehulak Joshua Barone Paul Krugman, New York Times, 5 July 2024 All over the Glamis Dunes area, drivers in side-by-sides, dune buggies, and sand rails traverse up and down the mounds of sand in the pursuit of fun. Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dune buggy 

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dune buggy was in 1955

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“Dune buggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune%20buggy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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dune buggy

noun
: a motor vehicle with oversize tires for use on sand
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