all-terrain

English

Etymology

From all- +‎ terrain.

Adjective

all-terrain (not comparable)

  1. Suited to various types of terrain.
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Geth: Armatures Codex entry:
      Armatures are quadruped all-terrain heavy weapons platforms, akin to the armored fighting vehicles of other races. Geth being synthetic intelligences, armatures are not crewed vehicles, but intelligent entities, capable of independent decision-making and learning.
    • 2025 May, “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill”, in United States House Committee on Ways & Means[1], page 13:
      the final assembly of which occurs in the U.S. For the purposes of the deduction, an applicable passenger vehicle also includes all-terrain vehicles and recreational vehicles which the final assembly of which occurs in the U.S. The deduction is allowed from tax years 2025 through 2028.

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