: of, relating to, done with, or being a vehicle designed especially to operate away from public roads

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The second waiver is for regulations that control the amount of nitrogen oxides (NOx) that can be emitted by heavy-duty vehicles as well as off-road vehicles. Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2024 The in-person only board meeting is being held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Salmon Room located at 201 Locust Lane in Nashville. Combs Road, which the commissioners plan to discuss at their meeting, closed in 2004 after the forest around it was damaged by off-road vehicles, IFA’s Evan Robbins said. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2024 Verdict As mentioned previously, this is a good, and very capable, off-road car. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 With a base price exceeding $64K, the RAM Rebel 1500 Crew Cab 4×4 is job-site ready, off-road ready, heck, its ready for anything. Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for off-road 

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-road was in 1954

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“Off-road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-road. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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off-road

adjective
ˈȯf-ˈrōd
: of, relating to, done with, or being a vehicle designed especially to operate away from public roads
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