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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Across town, on the Northwest Side of the city, another team reported seeing eight immigration agents' vehicles, including a white SUV with a Mexican flag on the hood. Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 In addition to announcing the release date, Amazon shared a first-look image from the film of the First Lady staring at a tarmac from the window of an SUV. Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 Officers found a woman with several gunshot wounds in the driver’s seat of a white SUV that had gone off the road, according to the statement. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025 This three-row SUV features dual-motor all-wheel drive, producing 379 horsepower, and can reach 124 mph (200 km/h). Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for SUV

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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 17 Oct. 2025.

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