plural SUVs
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : sport utility vehicle

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And, in November, Jeep took $7,000 off certain models of the luxury Grand Wagoneer SUV. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024 On Sunday, three motorcyclists near Tombstone were killed after an SUV crossed a median and crashed into the riders. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024 The Jeep and an SUV, which caught fire, had collided. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024 The two-alarm electrical fire ignited inside a manhole on Remsen St. near Hicks St. in Brooklyn Heights around noon and consumed Chen’s Subaru SUV parked nearby, FDNY Deputy Chief Stephen Corcoran said. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for SUV 

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of SUV was in 1986

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“SUV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUV. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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