dune buggy

¹

noun

1. a small, lightweight, open automotive vehicle equipped with oversize, low-pressure tires for traveling along sand beaches, over dunes, etc.

dune-buggy

²

[ doon-buhg-ee, dyoon- ]

verb (used without object)

, dune-bug·gied, dune-bug·gy·ing.

1. to drive or ride in a dune buggy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dune buggy¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Sometimes we could see people racing dune buggies over the rocks and sand.

From ProPublica

In short, you can work out, headbang, ride on a dune buggy, or do whatever other jangly activity you want to engage in with relative confidence.

From Popular-Science

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