recreational vehicle

American  

noun

1. a van or utility vehicle used for recreational purposes, as camping, and often equipped with living facilities. RV

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recreational vehicle British  

noun

1.  RV.  a large vanlike vehicle equipped to be lived in

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Etymology

Origin of recreational vehicle

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Households cut back on purchases of clothes, new cars and recreational vehicles.

From MarketWatch

Harbinger then delivers the chassis to companies that incorporate them into customized vehicles, such as Morgan Olson and Utilimaster that build delivery trucks and Thor Industries, which assembles recreational vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those who live there do so either in mobile homes or recreational vehicles and pay for their spot.

From Los Angeles Times

Eventually, they also agreed to remove 9,800 homeless encampments by June 2026 — with an encampment defined as an individual tent, makeshift structure, car or recreational vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles County has opened its first safe parking location for recreational vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times