dune buggy
noun
a small, lightweight, open automotive vehicle equipped with oversize, low-pressure tires for traveling along sand beaches, over dunes, etc.
dune buggies
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pluralof dune buggy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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ATVs, dune buggies and other off-road vehicles can slam into the slow-moving tortoises with domed shells and heavily scaled, flattened forelimbs used for digging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
I'd call them and say, "I just saw this movie, "The Velvet Vampire," and she's driving around in a dune buggy. Remember dune buggies? Hey, let's have Peggy drive a dune buggy."
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2023
Meyers & Co., built more than 6,000 Meyers Manx dune buggies.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2021
During a 1963 trip to Pismo Beach, he marveled at a group of “water pumpers,” early dune buggies made from stripped-down cars.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2021
The Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area, also known as Glamis dunes, is a major destination for fans of dune buggies, dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2017
