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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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Over the decade through 2023, sales roughly doubled to more than 320,000 vehicles, thanks to new models such as the Macan SUV and China’s then-insatiable appetite for German luxury cars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The only cheaper vehicle option was a pickup truck at $350; a gas-powered economy car was $430, a regular SUV $477.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The National Transportation Safety Board report, released Tuesday, said the Airbus AS350 B2 helicopter maneuvered above a collision involving an SUV and an L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The SUV driver, who authorities said was a 16-year-old boy, appeared to have been speeding, sheriff’s Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

They reached the SUV then, and Emma huddled close to Finn as they circled around it.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Along with Chevy Suburbans, Ford Raptors and Toyota pickups, the vehicles of choice include Cadillac Escalades and BMW SUVs, according to people whose job is to recover them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Where in the past it had supplied E-Types to Brigitte Bardot and Steve McQueen, it now struggled to sell upmarket saloons and SUVs to middle-ranking corporate executives, who generally preferred Audis and BMWs.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Tesla said it delivered 478,237 Model Y and Model 3 cars between July and September, compared with 481,166 SUVs and sedans during the same time in 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

General Motors GM 3.03%increase; up pointing triangle posted a big rise in sales of its small SUVs in the third quarter, including the Chevrolet Trax and Trailblazer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He stood in a gas station parking lot, surrounded by black SUVs and Roman demigods.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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