SUV

[ es-yoo-vee ]

/ ˈɛs ˈyu ˈvi /

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noun, plural SUVs.

sport u·til·i·ty ve·hi·cle [spawrtyoo-til-i-tee vee-i-kuhl]: /ˈspɔrt yuˈtɪl ɪ ti ˈvi ɪ kəl/: a rugged vehicle with a trucklike chassis and four-wheel drive, designed for occasional off-road use.

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Words nearby SUV

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Example sentences from the Web for SUV

The preacher gave sheriff deputies permission to search his SUV but warned them “there was something bad” inside.
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In 2002, he was arrested for reckless driving after swerving his SUV off the highway.
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Cianci spent the last several days campaigning in the Buddy-Mobile, an SUV plastered with posters of himself.
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He was then trundled into what he says was either a minivan or an SUV.
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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
The honly suv'rin we mean to 'ave is the People—the Democrisy.
Voces Populi|F. Anstey
Cos, you know, they're fond o' changing their suv'rins, and—you aint!
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British Dictionary definitions for SUV

SUV

abbreviation for

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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