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

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What is Trek the Mighty Mac? Trek the Mighty Mac brings together off-road vehicle enthusiasts and features a drive across the Mackinac Bridge amid a two-day event hosted by the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 July 2025 Most Ford Rangers, if not all, are immensely capable off-road and excel at towing. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 The small, two-seat roadster had been transformed into an off-road vehicle, lifted high off the ground with oversized tires. Dominick Williams july 13, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025 It is produced by emissions from vehicles such as cars, trucks, and buses, as well as from power plants and off-road machinery. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for off-road

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 Jul. 2025.

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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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