recreational vehicle
noun
: a vehicle designed for recreational use (as in camping)
especially
: motor home
Examples of recreational vehicle in a Sentence
sales of recreational vehicles typically go down when gas prices go up
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Thor Industries — Shares of the recreational vehicle maker jumped 0.3% after Bank of America upgraded Thor to buy from neutral , forecasting a rebound for shares as the company expands its customer base and increases its shipments.
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Traveling in a recreational vehicle (RV) can be a remarkable experience.
—Andrea Agostini Ferrer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
The Coast Guard said it had been notified the other boat was a recreational vehicle.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
Campers who had set up trailers, recreational vehicles and tents amid the ponderosa pines in the forest scrambled in the darkness Wednesday night to pack up and get their engines working again.
—Jenny Kane and Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Traveling in a recreational vehicle (RV) can be a remarkable experience.
—Andrea Agostini Ferrer, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
The Coast Guard said it had been notified the other boat was a recreational vehicle.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
Campers who had set up trailers, recreational vehicles and tents amid the ponderosa pines in the forest scrambled in the darkness Wednesday night to pack up and get their engines working again.
—Jenny Kane and Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for recreational vehicle
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“Recreational vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recreational%20vehicle. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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