Definition of sport-utility vehicle
: suv — called also
sport-ute\-ˌyüt\, sport-utility
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The chase began Friday at 4:17 a.m., police said, when an officer saw a sport-utility vehicle matching the description of one linked to recent vehicle thefts.
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Troopers searching for the car stopped a sport-utility vehicle driven by Uliyahu Ben’Arie Hayah on I-95 and Route 216 and found Hayah sitting on a handgun, according to police.
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Its Model S saloon starts at $74,500 and its Model X sport-utility vehicle is pricier still.
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To continue reading this story, TRY IT NOW Negrete was killed in late 2001 when a sport-utility vehicle fired shots at him outside Tiffany’s Billiards, Merla testified.
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To generate development funds, Audi is boosting its lineup of sport-utility vehicles, the auto industry’s fastest growing segment and one of the most lucrative.
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Last Sunday, a self-driving Uber sport-utility vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian outside Phoenix, leading the company to suspend road-testing of its autonomous vehicles there and in other cities.
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The Toyota 4Runner is delightfully anachronistic, a sport-utility vehicle for those hard-core types who wouldn’t be seen in a crossover.
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The victims were sitting at a stoplight on the service road to the Van Wyck Expressway at North Conduit Avenue when two gunmen walked up to their Mercedes-Benz sport-utility vehicle and opened fire, according to the police.
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First Known Use of sport-utility vehicle
1969
SPORT-UTILITY VEHICLE Defined for Kids
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Definition of sport-utility vehicle for Students
: an automobile similar to a station wagon but built on a light truck frame
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