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

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The eye-catching item is the $12,500 off-road package built for magazine covers. Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 In southern Algeria and Sahara Desert regions, voting was brought forward by 48 hours to allow the nomadic population to cast ballots in boxes transported in off-road vehicles belonging to the administration and escorted by police in Land Rovers. ABC News, 2 July 2026 Includes heater, air conditioning, external shower, stargazer window and off-road tires. Kris Millgate, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Nobody’s taking the carbon fiber wheels on the Hummer EV off-road. Joel Feder, The Drive, 1 July 2026 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 5 Jul. 2026.

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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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