dune buggy

noun

: an off-road motor vehicle with oversize tires for use especially on sand

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Munson chose a dune buggy ride while Cullers' date included a boat ride and swimming with stingrays. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025 Groups of friends often rent dune buggies and split the cost. Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025 The preview for next week’s episode shows Mel and the ladies in Antigua driving dune buggies and swimming with sting rays. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025 The only thing moving is a dune buggy running through the desert twenty miles away, kicking up a column of dust that hangs in the air. Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dune buggy

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dune buggy was in 1955

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“Dune buggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune%20buggy. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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dune buggy

noun
: a motor vehicle with oversize tires for use on sand
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