ATV
Americanabbreviation
Usage
What is an ATV? ATV is an abbreviation for all-terrain vehicle, a vehicle with specialized treads and/or wheels that allows it to travel on off-road terrain.ATVs are designed to travel over rocks, snow, and other difficult terrain. In the U.S., the term typically refers to a vehicle that has four (or at least three) wheels, a straddle seat, and handlebars for steering. ATVs are typically designed for one person, though some can accommodate two riders.ATV is used as a noun, as in My cousin and I used to race ATVs in the hills near our neighbourhood. ATV is a common way to refer to such a vehicle—it’s more common to call it an ATV than to say all-terrain vehicle.The term quad is commonly used to refer to an ATV that has four wheels and is typically used for recreation.Example: You’d need an ATV to cross those rocky paths.
Example Sentences
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In 1985, when ATV came up for sale, he moved quickly, paying about $47.5 million for the catalog, including the Lennon-McCartney works and thousands more.
Jackson then merged ATV with Sony’s publishing division in 1995, creating Sony/ATV, a joint venture with global reach.
He hauls buckets of feed into the back of his ATV and unloads them in a pen crowded with cattle that outweigh him many times over.
The Stolz family had a pond in their backyard in Kewaskum, Wisc., and Dirk hooked a plow to his ATV to shove snow off of the frozen surface.
An ATV rumbling in the distance.
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