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sport utility vehicle

British  

noun

  1. Sometimes shortened to: sport utility.   sports utility.   SUV.  a high-powered car with four-wheel drive, originally designed for off-road use

"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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Auto sales in the period overwhelmingly consisted of the Model 3 sedan and the Model Y sport utility vehicle, with fewer than three percent going to other vehicles, including Tesla's futuristic Cybertruck.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Management also said the company’s ‘XEV 9S’ electric sport utility vehicle is adding new customers in India’s North, while two model refreshes for SUVs and light commercial vehicles are planned for this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

The bureau said in a Friday news release that deputies had initiated a traffic stop on a sport utility vehicle.

From Seattle Times Feb. 10, 2024

Iskander previously testified that she heard revving engines and looked up to see a black sport utility vehicle speeding toward the intersection.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2024

She spends her off time shuttling Christopher to and from school or to Little League practice in her new Chevrolet sport utility vehicle, an early benefit of her higher paychecks.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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