: of, relating to, done with, or being a vehicle designed especially to operate away from public roads
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The Georgia Historical Society marker, which was repeatedly vandalized with bullet holes and damaged by an off-road vehicle at its original location in rural southern Georgia, now forms the centerpiece of a new exhibit that includes testimony from Turner's descendants spanning six generations.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The trailer runs 205/75/R15 tires on 15-in aluminum alloy wheels, and Ecno Evil offers off-road tires as an optional upgrade.
—New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2025
What may have otherwise been a niche hobbyist interest gained international attention in 1967, when Meyers entered Old Red into the Baja 1000, an infamous 950-mile off-road race down the Baja California Peninsula, and beat its previous record-holder by more than five hours.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
Those crashes lead to concussions, musculoskeletal injuries and fatal internal bleeding, said Charles Jennissen, an Iowa pediatric emergency doctor who specializes in off-road vehicle injury research.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The trailer runs 205/75/R15 tires on 15-in aluminum alloy wheels, and Ecno Evil offers off-road tires as an optional upgrade.
—New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2025
What may have otherwise been a niche hobbyist interest gained international attention in 1967, when Meyers entered Old Red into the Baja 1000, an infamous 950-mile off-road race down the Baja California Peninsula, and beat its previous record-holder by more than five hours.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
Those crashes lead to concussions, musculoskeletal injuries and fatal internal bleeding, said Charles Jennissen, an Iowa pediatric emergency doctor who specializes in off-road vehicle injury research.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Off-road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-road. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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