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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Eight students and an adult driver were injured in a crash involving a school bus and an SUV in Montgomery County on Wednesday, an Arkansas State Police spokesperson said. Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025 Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DETROIT – Lucid Group missed Wall Street's expectations for a second consecutive quarter as the all-electric vehicle maker continues to address problems with the launch of its new flagship Gravity SUV. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025 Held securely on a yellow jig, a three-row Ioniq 9 SUV glides from station to station in the assembly hall. IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025 The nameplate is touting clean fuel propulsion, meaning the vessel is more akin to the all-electric EQS 680 SUV rather than, say, the new SL 680 Monogram. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 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 8 Nov. 2025.

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