Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation off-road vehicle
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Examples
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For example, the Orders, Resolutions, and Votes ( "ORV") Clause provides:
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Another nifty feature of the new improved Bottle Bill: if the machines won't take your empties, and if your empties have the ORV, you can take them inside, and the store has to give you the refund for them there.
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Not only do thoughtless ORV cowboys ruin the outdoor experience for other public lands users, they trespass on private property and do serious and lasting damage to fish and wildlife habitat.
David Petersen: Don't Let Reckless Off-roaders Ruin the Summer David Petersen 2010
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With the growing number of reckless riders, it's guaranteed that for far too many among us, our holiday weekend will be ruined by ORV abuse and overuse.
David Petersen: Don't Let Reckless Off-roaders Ruin the Summer David Petersen 2010
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Can't ORV riders and the groups that so forcefully represent them see that they are their own worst enemies -- not "liberal extremists" or whoever else they may choose to use as scapegoats?
David Petersen: Don't Let Reckless Off-roaders Ruin the Summer David Petersen 2010
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But with the growing number of reckless riders, it's guaranteed that for far too many among us, our holiday weekend will be ruined by ORV abuse and overuse.
David Petersen: Don't Let Reckless Off-roaders Ruin the Summer David Petersen 2010
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The ORV problem has gotten so serious that officials are in some areas are forced to close formally legal ORV riding areas to curtail habitat destruction and user conflict.
David Petersen: Don't Let Reckless Off-roaders Ruin the Summer David Petersen 2010
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Most of my former favorite hunting areas are now useless to me and to the animals I hunt, thanks to the minority ORV menace.
David Petersen: Don't Let Reckless Off-roaders Ruin the Summer David Petersen 2010
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Unfortunately, there's a growing chance, especially on western public lands, that irresponsible off-road vehicle (ORV) riders will ruin our weekend.
David Petersen: Don't Let Reckless Off-roaders Ruin the Summer David Petersen 2010
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Others are reallocating ORV registration funds from traditionally purely self-promoting uses, primarily trail building and maintenance, to help fund the full range of impacts on the land and other users caused by motorized recreation, specifically law enforcement and repair of damaged habitat.
David Petersen: Don't Let Reckless Off-roaders Ruin the Summer David Petersen 2010
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