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

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Built as an extended-wheelbase edition of Yangwang’s first model, the U8 off-road SUV, the U8L measures 5,400 mm long, 2,049 mm wide, and 1,921 mm tall, riding on a 3,250 mm wheelbase. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025 Interior changes include a big touch screen and a configurable instrument cluster with off-road gauges. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 In the decades since, it's earned respect thanks to its on-road performance and off-road capability. ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2025 Located in the Appalachian Mountain range, the Indian Mountain ATV Park is a private off-road park with 4,700 acres of land, according to its website. David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for off-road

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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 8 Sep. 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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