recreational vehicle
noun
: a vehicle designed for recreational use (as in camping)
especially
: motor home
Examples of recreational vehicle in a Sentence
sales of recreational vehicles typically go down when gas prices go up
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Two people were found dead early Monday inside of a recreational vehicle that caught fire near the unincorporated community of Live Oak Springs in southeastern San Diego County.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
The advisory highlights the risks posed particularly to high-profile vehicles such as recreational vehicles, campers, and tractor trailers, and underscores the need for caution on affected highways and local roads.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The rest included recreational vehicles, farm equipment and construction vehicles.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The same goes for oversized recreational vehicles such as RVs.
—Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 31 Aug. 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
The advisory highlights the risks posed particularly to high-profile vehicles such as recreational vehicles, campers, and tractor trailers, and underscores the need for caution on affected highways and local roads.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The rest included recreational vehicles, farm equipment and construction vehicles.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The same goes for oversized recreational vehicles such as RVs.
—Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recreational vehicle
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“Recreational vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreational%20vehicle. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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