all-terrain vehicle
noun
all-ter·rain vehicle
: a small motor vehicle with three or four wheels that is designed for use on various types of terrain
called also ATV
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Mark Miller of Dyer rode his 2024 Raptor 700 R, an all-terrain vehicle, out on the lake for his first ice race.
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Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Both fatalities involved all-terrain vehicles, according to the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management.
—Anne Li, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Dallas police impounded nearly a dozen all-terrain vehicles Sunday after reports of reckless driving during the weekend’s icy conditions, the department said, including one response in Deep Ellum that led to an arrest on a child-endangerment charge.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
In 2017, a young couple broke through a hole in the ice with an all-terrain vehicle.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
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Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Both fatalities involved all-terrain vehicles, according to the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management.
—Anne Li, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Dallas police impounded nearly a dozen all-terrain vehicles Sunday after reports of reckless driving during the weekend’s icy conditions, the department said, including one response in Deep Ellum that led to an arrest on a child-endangerment charge.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
In 2017, a young couple broke through a hole in the ice with an all-terrain vehicle.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
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“All-terrain vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-terrain%20vehicle. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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