dirt bike

noun

: a usually lightweight motorcycle designed for operation on unpaved surfaces

Examples of dirt bike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Two juveniles were robbed of their dirt bike at gunpoint, by another group of juveniles. Vincent Hill, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024 An Independence city parks employee was injured after being headbutted and then run over by dirt bikes Monday, according to city officials. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024 Wright’s friend, 26-year-old friend David Molina, was riding on the back of the dirt bike. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024 Nina Dobrev is continuing to recover from a dirt bike accident that caused the Vampire Diaries alum to undergo surgery on her ACL, meniscus, and fractured knee. Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for dirt bike 

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dirt bike was in 1970

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“Dirt bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirt%20bike. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

dirt bike

noun
: a light motorcycle designed to be used off the road
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