dune buggy

noun

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

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Your hosts will take you out in the dune buggies early in the evening. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2024 Some have taken advantage of the situation to buy LEGO sets, dune buggies, and ski trips on taxpayer dime. Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024 Who wouldn’t like an electric dune buggy, smaller and lighter than the brand’s first two vehicles. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024 The family was en route to ride dune buggies when the incident occurred at the intersection of 136th Avenue and 58th Street, about 30 miles southwest of Grand Rapids in Allegan County, CBS affiliate WWMT-TV reported at the time. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for dune buggy 

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 7 Nov. 2024.

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dune buggy

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