SUV

See also: suv and S.U.V.

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛs.juː.viː/

Noun

SUV (plural SUVs)

  1. Initialism of sport utility vehicle.
    • 2014, Jeff Jacobson, Growth (page 23)
      A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle.
    • 2019, George Monbiot, Cars are killing us. Within 10 years, we must phase them out in the Guardian.
      As SUVs are higher and heavier, they are more likely to kill the people they hit. Driving an SUV in an urban area is an antisocial act.

Hyponyms
  • CUV (compact utility vehicle)
  • XUV (crossover utility vehicle)
  • CUV (compact utility vehicle)
  • XUV (crossover utility vehicle)

Descendants

Translations

Anagrams

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Noun

SUV

  1. Initialism of Sporta Utiligebla Veturilo.; SUV

French

Etymology

English SUV

Noun

SUV m (plural SUVs)

  1. (proscribed) SUV; Synonym of VUS (véhicule utilitaire sport)

German
der Chevrolet Trailblazer ist ein SUV - the Chevrolet Trailblazer is a SUV

Pronunciation
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Noun

SUV n or m (genitive SUVs or SUV, plural SUV or SUVs)

  1. Initialism of Sport Utility Vehicle.; SUV

See also

Further reading
  • SUV in Duden online
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