noun
a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
• Syn: ↑sport utility, ↑sport utility vehicle, ↑S.U.V.
• Hypernyms: ↑car, ↑auto, ↑automobile, ↑machine, ↑motorcar
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\\ˌes(ˌ)yüˈvē\ abbreviation or noun (-s)sport-utility vehicle herein
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pl. SUVs.
sport-utility vehicle.
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abbrev
Sport utility vehicle
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sport utility vehicle: a four-wheel drive a
Thesaurus: road vehicles other than carshyponym
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SUV (no periods),
sports-utility vehicle: »
Kid-carrying, grocery-hauling SUV's, are still hot (Daniel McGinn).
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abbr. sport utility vehicle
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/ˌɛsˌjuːˈviː/ noun, pl SUVs [count]
: a large vehicle that is designed to be used on rough surfaces but that is often used on city roads or highways — called also sport-utility vehicle
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.