SUV

plural SUVs.

sport-utility vehicle.

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Examples from the Web for suv

The preacher gave sheriff deputies permission to search his SUV but warned them “there was something bad” inside.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2002, he was arrested for reckless driving after swerving his SUV off the highway.
Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn|Marlow Stern|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cianci spent the last several days campaigning in the Buddy-Mobile, an SUV plastered with posters of himself.
Former Providence Mayor & Ex-Con Buddy Cianci's Redemption Tour Goes Bust|David Freedlander|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was then trundled into what he says was either a minivan or an SUV.
What It’s Like to Be Snatched by the Delta Force|Michael Daly|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ware goes to help a customer lift several giant boxes of furniture into the back of her SUV.
Pushing for Justice at Walmart|Sally Kohn|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cos, you know, they're fond o' changing their suv'rins, and—you aint!
The Sketches of Seymour (Illustrated), Part 1.|Robert Seymour

British Dictionary definitions for suv

SUV

abbreviation for

sport (or sports) utility vehicle

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Word Origin and History for suv

SUV

by 1988, abbreviation of sport/utility vehicle (itself attested from 1982).