: of, relating to, done with, or being a vehicle designed especially to operate away from public roads

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Emergency responders were able to locate them using coordinates provided through a GPS tracking feature on their off-road vehicle. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 13 June 2026 The day before the crash, the Pouce Coupe municipality released a notice on its website about the dangers of using off-road vehicles. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 Mammoth Overland just unveiled an ultra-rugged, off-road trailer called the Xtinction Level Escape. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 June 2026 Now with brake-by-wire With regenerative braking fully active in off-road modes, the R2 effectively turns one-pedal driving into a nearly perfect hill-descent control system. ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for off-road

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of off-road was in 1954

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“Off-road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-road. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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off-road

adjective
ˈȯf-ˈrōd
: of, relating to, done with, or being a vehicle designed especially to operate away from public roads
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