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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The rusted structure was barely hanging on, and its operation was time-consuming for the busy ranchers, who had to lug special tools on all-terrain vehicles and on foot to open or close the mechanism.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
After boarding an open-air, all-terrain vehicle, I was driven through a tropical forest to the top of a mountain on a narrow, improbably steep road with Gustavo Adolfo Morice, both my guide and the park's owner, in tow.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The Charlotte executive died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in October 2025.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
On the same day, the CPSC also announced a recall of nearly 5,000 youth all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) after a 6-year-old was killed in a crash involving one.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
After boarding an open-air, all-terrain vehicle, I was driven through a tropical forest to the top of a mountain on a narrow, improbably steep road with Gustavo Adolfo Morice, both my guide and the park's owner, in tow.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The Charlotte executive died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in October 2025.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
On the same day, the CPSC also announced a recall of nearly 5,000 youth all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) after a 6-year-old was killed in a crash involving one.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
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“All-terrain vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-terrain%20vehicle. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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