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- adjective Alternative spelling of
off-road .
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Examples
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Guys who push a four-wheel-drive pickup or sport utility to the limit by climbing high mountain offroad trails or horsing a boat and trailer off a steep, muddy boat ramp have learned that modern 4x4s all too often come up a bit short in the power department.
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But this guy is single, no family, works in an office, never tows or carries anything, admits he won’t go offroad, is shorter and skinnier than I am, and has a 32 mile commute at least ten times a week (back and forth).
kevynwight Diary Entry kevynwight 2005
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The far more plausible explanation for brush guards and the like (which in many cases are not located in a place where they'd be much use in a sub-walking-speed parking lot scrape; eg grilles over lights) is that they're a signaling mechanism ( "the owner of this vehicle actually takes it offroad, which is why he has these") or serve a function like collecting travel brochures when one does not travel
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At any rate, most truck owners spend most of their time on some sort of pavement, and a heavy-lugged offroad tire in this instance is simply a nuisance.
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Goodyear, which recently introduced a premium Wrangler MT/R offroad tire with Kevlar reinforced sidewalls, also knows that these days many of its customers are on a tight budget and need a more affordable tire that can do double duty as well.
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In Hull, a man believed to be in his 50s was found dead in a park after overnight temperatures of -7C.Snow saved a cyclist from serious injury when he was caught by a rope strung across an offroad track at Hamsterley, County Durham.
More snow forecast before cold snap gives way to high winds 2012
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I took a deep breath, got behind the wheel and proceded to offroad in the village bus for about 10 minutes!
Archive 2009-01-01 KateG 2009
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Future add ons: Goodyear Wrangler tires, Fog/offroad lights Flowmaster exchaust (cat back) and locking diff. on a budget that stuff'll get done in time.
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For example, when you climb a steep offroad trail, you often get a lot of wheelspin, which generates extra heat in the transmission fluid.
The Simple Guide to Maintaining and Upgrading Truck Transmissions 2009
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Goodyear believes it has achieved a good middle ground between the hard-core offroad Wrangler MT/R and the silent-riding Wrangler SilentArmor for those truck owners who need a truck for work and play.
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