Phrase guide

recreational vehicle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A self-propelled vehicle (motor home), or trailer designed for use as living quarters on overnight recreational activities and travel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: RV

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: RV, R.V.

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: self-propelled vehicle

Narrower terms: camper, camping bus, motor home, dune buggy, beach buggy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: المركبات الترفيهية — vehicle or trailer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 露營車 /露营车 (lùyíngchē) — vehicle or trailer
  • Danish: autocamper — vehicle or trailer
  • Danish: campingbil — vehicle or trailer
  • Danish: camper — vehicle or trailer
  • Danish: campingbus — vehicle or trailer
  • Dutch: caravan — vehicle or trailer
  • Dutch: camper — vehicle or trailer
  • Dutch: kampeerauto — vehicle or trailer
  • Esperanto: kampadveturilo — vehicle or trailer
  • Faroese: kampingbilur — vehicle or trailer
  • Faroese: húsbilur — vehicle or trailer
  • Finnish: matkailuauto — vehicle or trailer
  • Finnish: matkailuvaunu — vehicle or trailer
  • Finnish: asuntoauto — vehicle or trailer
  • French: camping-car — vehicle or trailer
  • French: véhicule récréatif — vehicle or trailer
  • German: Wohnmobil — vehicle or trailer
  • Hungarian: lakóautó — vehicle or trailer
  • Icelandic: húsbíll — vehicle or trailer
  • Japanese: キャンピングカー — vehicle or trailer
  • Korean: 레크리에이션 차량 (rekeurieisyeon charyang) — vehicle or trailer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bobil — vehicle or trailer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bubil — vehicle or trailer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: campingbil — vehicle or trailer
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bubil — vehicle or trailer
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: campingbil — vehicle or trailer
  • Polish: kamper — vehicle or trailer
  • Portuguese: veículo recreativo — vehicle or trailer
  • Spanish: vehículo recreativo — vehicle or trailer
  • Spanish: vehículo recreacional — vehicle or trailer
  • Swedish: husbil — vehicle or trailer
  • Thai: รถบ้าน (rót-bâan) — vehicle or trailer
  • Turkish: seyahat aracı — vehicle or trailer