sport utility vehicle

noun

variants or sport-utility vehicle

ˈspȯrt-yü-ˈti-lə-tē- 

or less commonly sport utility or sport-utility

plural sport utility vehicles or sport-utility vehicles also sport utilities or sport-utilities

: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : suv

called also sport-ute

Examples of sport utility vehicle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The collision involved two Toyota minibus taxis and a Suzuki sport utility vehicle, police spokesperson Warrant Officer Christopher Spies said. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Garcia then got into the sport utility vehicle with the five passengers and drove the Cadillac down River Road just south of the Freeport Bridge. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

By James Raia The Volvo XC90, the Swedish manufacturer’s top-selling vehicle, debuted 25 years ago as a luxury three-row sport utility vehicle. — James Raia, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Police officers found a sport utility vehicle parked in the road and the two men nearby, North Richland Hills police have said. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sport-utility vehicle

noun

sport-util·​i·​ty vehicle

ˈspȯrt-yü-ˈtil-ət-ē-

: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light truck chassis