recreational vehicle

noun

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

Examples: recreational vehicle in a Sentence

Definition of recreational vehicle

: a vehicle designed for recreational use (as in camping); especially : motor home

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Examples of recreational vehicle in a Sentence

sales of recreational vehicles typically go down when gas prices go up

Recent Examples of recreational vehicle from the Web

Even in the current environment, with crowds in grandstands at some NASCAR tracks down significantly, recreational vehicle traffic remains substantial at most speedways.

— mike hembree, USA TODAY, "How some NASCAR fans are building friendships by taking life on the road," 18 June 2018
Elkhart, on the northern edge of Indiana, is a manufacturing town where recreational vehicle assembly has long been the bread and butter of the local economy.

— katie rogers, New York Times, "‘America Is Respected Again,’ Trump Says in Elkhart, Ind., a City Obama Once Championed," 11 May 2018
Obama returned to the town, a hub of recreational vehicle manufacturing, in 2016.

— kevin liptak, CNN, "Trump to project party unity at Indiana rally," 10 May 2018
The city, home to manufacturing jobs and the recreational vehicle industry, was also paid a visit by President Barack Obama in 2009 when the region was suffering from unemployment rates surpassing 19 percent.

— ken thomas, BostonGlobe.com, "President Trump rallying Indiana Republicans after bruising primary," 10 May 2018
The city, home to manufacturing jobs and the recreational vehicle industry, was also paid a visit by President Barack Obama in 2009 when the region was suffering from unemployment rates surpassing 19 percent.

— ken thomas, chicagotribune.com, "Trump hopes campaign rally in Indiana projects party unity," 10 May 2018
But due to the continuing weather threat, especially crosswinds and poor visibility, motorcycles, recreational vehicles and trucks carrying glass were forbidden on the bridge, according the Causeway Police Department said.

— maria clark, NOLA.com, "Causeway bridge reopens but restrictions in place," 14 Apr. 2018
As of the beginning of 2018, shares of the two big U.S. recreational vehicle manufacturers, Winnebago Industries Inc. WGO 4.28% and Thor Industries Inc., THO 3.17% had returned 179% and 168% over the past two years, respectively.

— spencer jakab, WSJ, "Follow This ‘Prophet’ to the RV Promised Land," 15 May 2018
The 10 to 15 drivers riding recreational vehicles were illegally on city streets, weaving in and out of traffic, speeding and moving recklessly, police said.

— jared gilmour, miamiherald, "‘You’ll never catch me,’ ATV driver told cops. A potted plant did the job for them, Rhode Island police say | Miami Herald," 22 Feb. 2018

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