Meaning & use

ATV

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An all-terrain vehicle; a small motor vehicle with tires designed for off-road travel on rough terrain.

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They rode ATVs along the dusty trail through the canyon.

Park rangers use an ATV to patrol areas cars can't reach.

A note on using this word

Typically written in capital letters as an abbreviation, and often used as a countable noun, as in "an ATV" or "two ATVs."

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