dune buggy

noun

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

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These days, adrenaline-seekers love zipping around the roller coaster–like landscape on dune buggies and ATVs, available to rent from Stewart SandSports for as little as $150 per half-day for a solo ATV or $450 for a half-day for a two-seat side-by-side. Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025 The Infantry Squad Vehicle, more dune buggy than armored truck, is one of the most visible signs of the Army’s transition from Cold War-era equipment that has defined it for generations. Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025 The music video for the song, which features Sheeran mostly singing on a Formula 1 race track, ends with the singer-musician driving a dune buggy himself. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Birdsong fills the auditorium, before the first actor, Zachary Hart, makes a very un-Chekhovian entrance — driving a dune buggy and carrying an electric guitar. Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 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 26 Sep. 2025.

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dune buggy

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