dirt bike

noun

: a usually lightweight motorcycle designed for operation on unpaved surfaces

Examples of dirt bike in a Sentence

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Samuel Campbell started riding dirt bikes at age 3 and has been racing competitively for 11 years. Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025 The clip ended with Campbell in a squad car and his pink dirt bike on the back of a tow truck. Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025 Recently, Lone Tree Police asked for the public's help identifying teens riding e-motorcycles and e-dirt bikes in the Park Meadows area. Olivia Young, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 The Carmel City Council, on Nov. 17, unanimously passed an ordinance targeting e-moto devices, which can include electric motorcycles, mopeds and dirt bikes that typically can exceed 20 mph and are powered solely by a motor. Jake Allen, IndyStar, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dirt bike

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dirt bike was in 1970

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“Dirt bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirt%20bike. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

dirt bike

noun
: a light motorcycle designed to be used off the road
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