as in trailer
a motor vehicle that is specially equipped for living while traveling
sales of recreational vehicles typically go down when gas prices go up
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Recent Examples of recreational vehicle
The lawsuit said his parents live in a recreational vehicle and travel the country.
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Crean Lutheran is named after John Crean, the recreational vehicle pioneer and philanthropist with a rags-to-riches story.
—Diamond Leung, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Booming tech wealth, soaring homelessness In Santa Clara County — home to Apple, Google and eight of America’s 50 most expensive ZIP codes — the number of people living in recreational vehicles full time has surged.
—Jeffrey Kopp,kate Rogers, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
The West Hartford Town Council voted down the proposal by resident Michael Cervone to modify zoning regulations to allow recreational vehicle storage as an accessory use.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Crean Lutheran is named after John Crean, the recreational vehicle pioneer and philanthropist with a rags-to-riches story.
—Diamond Leung, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Booming tech wealth, soaring homelessness In Santa Clara County — home to Apple, Google and eight of America’s 50 most expensive ZIP codes — the number of people living in recreational vehicles full time has surged.
—Jeffrey Kopp,kate Rogers, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
The West Hartford Town Council voted down the proposal by resident Michael Cervone to modify zoning regulations to allow recreational vehicle storage as an accessory use.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recreational vehicle
trailer
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Woods struck that trailer, causing his SUV to flip onto its driver’s side, the affidavit said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Recreational vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recreational%20vehicle. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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