recreational vehicle

noun

: a vehicle designed for recreational use (as in camping)
especially : motor home

Examples of recreational vehicle in a Sentence

sales of recreational vehicles typically go down when gas prices go up
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Software for medium-duty trucks, recreational vehicles and motorcycles are all on the table for expansion, according to Walker. Ed Garsten, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 Winnebago Industries — The recreational vehicle stock tumbled nearly 9%. Brian Evans, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 For campers or recreational vehicle owners looking for a safe place to travel to, Atlanta Motor Speedway is opening its campgrounds to the hundreds of thousands of people evacuating their Florida homes. Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024 About 2 miles south on RM 12 in a recreational vehicle park, convoy co-organizer Craig Hudgins said the parade of vehicles arrived in Dripping Spring around 11 p.m. Wednesday. John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recreational vehicle 

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recreational vehicle was in 1949

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“Recreational vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreational%20vehicle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

recreational vehicle

noun
: a vehicle designed for recreational use (as in camping)
especially : motor home

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