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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Recognizing those trends, Ford has capitalized, refining their go to market strategies and freshening products, upping recreational vehicle options for van customers and introducing a new generation of Transit with a fully electric E-Transit variant. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Winnebago Industries — The recreational vehicle maker fell more than 8% after earnings in the fiscal fourth quarter fell short of expectations. Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 Movable Roots View 12 Images Tiny home builder Movable Roots has built to the limits of a bumper-pull recreational vehicle with this 42-foot-long (12.8-m), 8-ft-6-inch-wide (2.6-m) wide custom beauty called The Elmore. New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024 The company has designed products in the industries of automotive and recreational vehicles, marine vessels, agriculture equipment, and consumer products. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 24 July 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 2 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

recreational vehicle

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

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