sport utility vehicle
noun
variants
or sport-utility vehicle
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
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The compact sport utility vehicle wasn’t well-received, notably because of its sub-standard range and without the manufacturer’s usual overall versatile appeal.
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James Raia, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
In the video, Timberlake is already out of his BMW sport utility vehicle on the side of a road as an officer administers sobriety tests.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Two sport utility vehicles were barreling toward them.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Two sport utility vehicles slammed into each other on Saturday night in Cooke County when the driver of one passed a third vehicle, killing a couple and their young son, authorities said.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
The suspects left in a sport utility vehicle.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The sport utility vehicle used to involve a long list of compromises that made it, for decades, a small segment in new car sales, barely even a niche.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
The incident happened Tuesday afternoon in a trendy section of the Midwest city, when a sport utility vehicle and a pickup truck waiting at a traffic light dropped into a hole several feet deep when the pavement under them suddenly gave way.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The company produces electric pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
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James Raia, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
In the video, Timberlake is already out of his BMW sport utility vehicle on the side of a road as an officer administers sobriety tests.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Two sport utility vehicles were barreling toward them.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Two sport utility vehicles slammed into each other on Saturday night in Cooke County when the driver of one passed a third vehicle, killing a couple and their young son, authorities said.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
The suspects left in a sport utility vehicle.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The sport utility vehicle used to involve a long list of compromises that made it, for decades, a small segment in new car sales, barely even a niche.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
The incident happened Tuesday afternoon in a trendy section of the Midwest city, when a sport utility vehicle and a pickup truck waiting at a traffic light dropped into a hole several feet deep when the pavement under them suddenly gave way.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The company produces electric pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Sport utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sport%20utility%20vehicle. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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