dirt bike

noun

: a usually lightweight motorcycle designed for operation on unpaved surfaces

Examples of dirt bike in a Sentence

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Stenhouse raced dirt bikes as a kid and rode them on his property, Motor Racing Network reported in 2019. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025 Malanda's friends and family say the boy was riding to a nearby gas station to get fuel for his dirt bike when the crash occurred, according to The Charlotte Observer. Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 June 2025 Subsequently, several perfectly good Honda CRF 250 dirt bikes met untimely deaths. Joe Salas june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025 Shiny dirt bikes stand out among the donkeys and dusty trucks in the rocky backyards. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 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 25 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

dirt bike

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