sport utility vehicle

variants: or sport-utility vehicle \ ˈspȯrt-yü-ˈti-lə-tē-

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\ or less commonly sport utility or sport-utility

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

Definition of sport utility vehicle

: 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 Which brings us to GMC's two new outre machines, the Syclone pickup (C/D, September 1991) and the Typhoon sport-utility vehicle pictured here. — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, "Tested: 1992 GMC Typhoon," 19 May 2020 For Europe, Nissan will rely on its alliance with Renault SA, with a focus on selling crossover sport-utility vehicles and electric cars. — Reed Stevenson, Bloomberg.com, "Nissan Said to Plan $2.8 Billion in Cost Cuts, Book Charges," 18 May 2020 Subaru is also jointly developing an electric sport-utility vehicle with Toyota and plans to bring it to major markets including the U.S. by 2025. — Chieko Tsuneoka, WSJ, "Americans Show Scant Interest in Electric Vehicles, Subaru CEO Says," 20 Jan. 2020 The South Korean carmaker will team up with Pony.ai, a self-driving start-up, and mobility service provider Via to build a fleet of at least 10 Kona electric sport-utility vehicles to provide autonomous ride-sharing services called BotRide. — Washington Post, "Four major retailers pull 22-ounce Johnson & Johnson baby powder from shelves," 25 Oct. 2019 The shooting victim drove himself to the hospital in his Chevrolet sport-utility vehicle, authorities said. — Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, "2 shootings in 2 hours on Bay Area freeways," 13 May 2020 The ramp-up of its new Explorer sport-utility vehicle in a Chicago factory didn’t go according to plan and a lot of vehicles had to be shipped to Detroit for repairs before being sent to dealers. — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, "Ford Skids Again but Might Yet Pass GM," 5 Feb. 2020 Thomas pleaded guilty after prosecutors accused him of steering taxpayer money intended for nonprofits serving children into his own pocket to pay for a luxury sports-utility vehicle, expensive trips and exotic shoes. — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, "After embezzling youth funds, a former D.C. lawmaker reenters politics," 6 Mar. 2020 The man and women, along with three other males, were in and around a Lexus sport-utility vehicle parked in the street. — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, "Items stolen overnight from five parked vehicles; door-to-door solicitor exchanges harsh words with resident: Berea police blotter," 5 Mar. 2020

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“Sport utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sport%20utility%20vehicle. Accessed 5 Jun. 2020.

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