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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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Yet the car crash involving San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan generated a firestorm far from the Palo Alto street where he collided with an SUV on July 14.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The video showed dozens of people following a black SUV past my home in Minneapolis, blowing whistles and shouting.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The vehicle appeared to be "akin to a minivan or small SUV", Nath said.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Ford will continue to produce its Kuga at the Valencia plant in addition to a new Bronco SUV, with production starting in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

I walked out the driveway just as Sahil’s SUV rolled up.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Agents with their faces covered up to their eyes, in unmarked black SUVs with tinted windows, would wait outside churches, mosques, schools, daycares, courtrooms, and hospitals.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Of the company’s named targets for the first half of 2026, only Las Vegas and Phoenix are not yet home to Tesla’s robotaxi network, which mostly relies on Model Y SUVs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 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

Aerial footage showed a stream of black SUVs pulling up to the venue with guests dropped off under a white canopy tent.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

“There were a bunch of dark SUVs when we took the tour,” Door said.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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