four-wheel driving

All-terrain vehicle operation

Four-wheel driving is operating a vehicle with power delivered to all four wheels, typically over rough or unpaved terrain.

The activity often involves navigating trails, mud, sand, or rocky surfaces that would challenge ordinary vehicles: We spent the weekend four-wheel driving in the desert.

Also called off-roading or four-wheeling.

Related
  • offroadAway from paved surfaces
  • mudWet soil mixture
  • jeepLight military off-roader
  • terrainLand's physical features
  • tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement

low range · trails · rugged · adventure · dirt · wilderness · rock crawling · crawling · suspension · winch · bumpy · expedition · rooftop tent · outback · boulder · sand · dunes · axle

Categories
Opposites
terrain type

four-wheel drivinghighway driving

Operating vehicles on expressways

city driving · urban driving

adventure intensity

four-wheel drivingcommuting

Regular work-home travel

grocery runs · errand running · school runs

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G