dune buggy

noun

: an off-road motor vehicle with oversize tires for use especially on sand

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Travelers can explore the open dunes on foot, by ATV, or in dune buggies. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026 Travelers can explore the open dunes on foot, by ATV, or in dune buggies. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026 Serenity can organise a huge range of trips, from boats and dune buggies to zip-lines and ATV tours. — Hollie Clemence, TheWeek, 27 Apr. 2026 To the south lie the Bureau of Land Management’s Imperial Sand Dunes, where dune buggies and motorcycles trace arcs across bare slopes. — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dune buggy

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First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dune buggy was in 1955

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dune buggy

noun
: a motor vehicle with oversize tires for use on sand
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