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

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Japan’s Hitachi Construction Machinery, worth $6.5 billion, offers autonomous off-road dump trucks for the mining industry. Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 June 2025 But since the Scrambler 400 X eventually landed there, there’s a good chance its off-road sibling will too. Utkarsh Sood, New Atlas, 7 June 2025 This counts on lengthy off-road expeditions where gas stations may be few and far between, plus, fuel consumption becomes a real thing with the revs high in the low gear set while scrambling up steep climbs, and at high elevation. Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 The Imagineers worked with a motocross company after taking a trip to Arizona to experience driving in a real off-road vehicle on rocky terrain, the park said. Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 June 2025 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 20 Jun. 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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