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recreational vehicle

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noun

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

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RELATED WORDS

camper, trailer, RV

Nearby words

  1. recreation,
  2. recreation ground,
  3. recreation room,
  4. recreational,
  5. recreational drug,
  6. recreationalist,
  7. recreationist,
  8. recreatory,
  9. recrement,
  10. recriminate

Origin of recreational vehicle

First recorded in 1970–75
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British Dictionary definitions for recreational vehicle

recreational vehicle

noun

mainly US a large vanlike vehicle equipped to be lived inAbbreviation: RV
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