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SUV

American  
[es--yoo--vee] / ˈɛs ˈju ˈvi /

noun

SUVs plural
  1. sport utility vehicle a rugged vehicle with a trucklike chassis and four-wheel drive, designed for occasional off-road use.


SUV British  

abbreviation

  1. sport (or sports) utility vehicle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In it, a black SUV is pointed toward a white van, its door flung open.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The company is also investing billions of dollars in the U.S. to revive the All-American SUV brand Scout Motors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

We’ve owned our SUV for more than a year and still don’t understand how to control many of the interior environment options.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

People Magazine published a video of Dunham, who created the series Girls, being chauffeured through Manhattan in a black SUV.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

She remembered staring at trees out the window of the SUV on the way to the preserve with her parents.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

In Araujo’s case, surveillance video shows a white van being followed by two SUVs, making a U-turn, and pulling over, but doesn’t seem to have captured the fatal shot.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

Several automakers have announced plans to expand their U.S. manufacturing bases in the wake of tariff increases, particularly with lucrative gas trucks and SUVs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

On Thursday, a stream of black SUVs pulled up to the venue with guests dropped off under a white canopy tent.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

By mid-afteroon Friday, dozens of fans clustered near MSG as black SUVs and vans with tinted windows, presumably filled with wedding attendees, turned the corner toward the stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Piper relayed the vision from her knife about the SUVs racing north.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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