off-road
off-road adjective: designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain.
Adjective
off-road (not comparable)
- Designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain.
- At the heart of this effort is Assembly Bill 1346, signed into law in 2021, which targets small off-road engines (SOREs) like gas-powered generators, lawnmowers, and leaf blowers.2025 May 4, Stacey Sloughfy, “How California's Upcoming State Ban Will Impact RVs And Camping Trips”, in The Travel, archived from the original on 08 May 2025
- Synonyms:
- all-terrain
- Synonym of off-street.
- off-road parking
- Synonyms:
- off-street
Verb
off-road (third-person singular simple present off-roads, present participle off-roading, simple past and past participle off-roaded)
- To travel in rugged terrain instead of on a paved track.
Synonyms of off-road
Forms of off-road
| third-person singular present | off-roads |
|---|---|
| present participle | off-roading |
| past participle | off-roaded |
| past | off-roaded |
Origin of off-road
From off- + road.
Words formed from off-road
Phrases with off-road
Questions about off-road
- What does off-road mean?
- Off-road means designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain.
- What part of speech is off-road?
- Off-road can be an adjective or a verb.
Words near off-road in the dictionary
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