Definition of Sport utility vehicle

1. Noun. A high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis.

Exact synonyms: S.u.v., Sport Utility, Suv
Generic synonyms: Auto, Automobile, Car, Machine, Motorcar

Definition of Sport utility vehicle

1. Noun. A passenger vehicle which combines the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or station wagon together with on- or off-road ability. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sport Utility Vehicle

sporozoites
sporozooid
sporozoon
sporran
sporrans
sport car
sport coat
sport fish
sport jacket
sport kite
sport shirt
sport stacking
sport utility
sport utility vehicle (current term)
sport utility vehicles
sportabilities
sportability
sportal
sportbike
sportbikes
sportcoat
sportcoats
sported
sporter
sporterize
sporterized
sporterizing
sporters

Literary usage of Sport utility vehicle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Drugs of Abuse (1996) edited by Carol Gibson (1996)
"A Nissan sport utility vehicle, one of the Gifts of Japan, receiving gas from a 5000- gallon tank truck Contracting and host nation support provided much of ..."

2. Personal Cars and China =: Si Ren Jiao Che Yu Zhongguo by Zhongguo gong cheng yuan, National Research Council (U.S.) (2003)
"... are not of major concern to vehicle purchasers at present, average vehicle weights have been increasing as sport-utility vehicle (SUV) sales increase. ..."

3. The Rich Single Life: Abundance, Opportunity & Purpose in God by Andrew Farmer (1998)
"I may love that new sport-utility vehicle. ... But if I were single, I'd more likely be able to take the sport- utility vehicle or the mini- van. ..."

4. ABC's of Afv's: A Guide to Alternative Fuel Vehicles by Bob Aldrich (1997)
"According to recent media reports: Toyota will probably sell its EV-50, an electric version of a popular small sport-utility vehicle that is sold in Japan. ..."

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