sport-utility vehicle

noun sport-util·i·ty vehicle \ ˈspȯrt-yü-ˈti-lə-tē- \

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

Definition of sport-utility vehicle

: suv — called also sport-ute\-ˌyüt\, sport-utility

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Recent Examples of sport-utility vehicle from the Web

Nearly a quarter of its fleet of 740 passenger and sport-utility vehicles runs on electricity.

— hal bernton, The Seattle Times, "Washington law ordered public agencies to buy electric cars. They’re falling short, report says.," 3 June 2018
German officials have grown frustrated trying to convince Trump that Germans don’t want to buy from American companies, which specialize in large sport-utility vehicles rather than smaller cars better suited to European lifestyles.

— Philly.com, "Trump officials weigh 25 percent tax on imported cars in a bid to force concessions in NAFTA trade talks," 23 May 2018
The Cullinan, the first sport-utility vehicle ever produced by Rolls-Royce is here.

— kirsten korosec, Fortune, "Meet Cullinan, the First Rolls-Royce SUV," 10 May 2018
And Tesla and its driver-assistance system, Autopilot, have come under increasing scrutiny after a Model X sport-utility vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier later in March.

— New York Times, "SoftBank Fund Puts $2.25 Billion in G.M.’s Driverless Unit," 31 May 2018
Vincent Childs was walking to a friend’s house in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Southeast Washington early Friday and was on a sidewalk when police said a sport-utility vehicle came barreling toward him.

— peter hermann, Washington Post, "D.C. pedestrian fatally struck by SUV enjoyed Redskins and cooking," 2 Mar. 2018
Damaged property, Zaremba Drive: A Zaremba resident called police at about 4:30 p.m. April 20 and said that earlier in the day, a silver sport-utility vehicle turfed his front lawn.

— bob sandrick, cleveland.com, "Drunk driver passes out behind wheel of SUV; silver SUV turfs lawn, hits garbage can: Brook Park police blotter," 4 May 2018
And federal safety experts are also investigating the fatal March 23 crash of a Tesla Model X sport-utility vehicle that was operating with its Autopilot driver-assistance system engaged.

— neal e. boudette, New York Times, "Tesla Is Still Burning Cash, but Elon Musk Sees a Turning Point," 2 May 2018
More recently, Lincoln dealers have said the supply of the enormous luxury sport-utility vehicle is rationed until orders can be filled.

— phoebe wall howard, Philly.com, "$92,000 Navigator delivery delayed - 'I want my toy!' buyer laments," 17 Apr. 2018

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