Humvee
a military vehicle that combines the features of a jeep with those of a light truck.
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The bomb detonated just as Huddleston’s Humvee was passing, with a powerful blast that crushed the front of the vehicle and flung shrapnel with such force that it sheared Huddleston’s machine gun into two pieces.
In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed | Joby Warrick, Souad Mekhennet | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostRonie Huddleston climbed into his Humvee’s gun turret for what was, according to the day’s mission log, a routine supply run.
In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed | Joby Warrick, Souad Mekhennet | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostHe takes the movie’s dialogue, most of it squat and square as a Humvee, and at least tries to give it wings.
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse Unapologetically Kicks Off a Bland New Franchise | Stephanie Zacharek | April 29, 2021 | TimeIn a burial shaft, this one 63 feet deep, a 20-ton sarcophagus the size of a Humvee and made of granite sits at the bottom.
In the tombs of Saqqara, new discoveries are rewriting ancient Egypt’s history | Sudarsan Raghavan | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostHe sat in his Humvee near the Memorial Bridge, an M4 at his side, and was struck anew by his mission.
At the Capitol, National Guard troops reflect on their historic role | Joe Heim | April 1, 2021 | Washington Post
There was no soldier inside, so he recovered some ammunition that was in there and brought it back to the Humvee.
He opened the back door of the Humvee, where Mace was trying ease himself out.
He kept firing, yelling to Mace to follow Gallegos back to the Humvee.
Trapped once again inside the Humvee, the two men tried to secure what they knew could very well end up being their coffin.
Carter hopped out of the Humvee and sprinted to the corner of the latrines, where he took a knee.
From his Humvee, Sergeant Rieman returned fire; he used his body as a shield to protect his gunner.
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British Dictionary definitions for Humvee
/ (ˈhʌmˌviː) /
a four-wheel drive military vehicle
Origin of Humvee
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