SUV

noun

ˌes-(ˌ)yü-ˈvē 

plural SUVs

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

Examples of SUV in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To me, the GV70 is one of the best values in the luxury SUV category. — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

That makes this 16-foot-long (5 m) SUV quicker than anything else Bentley's put out before, including the Continental GT. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

The place looks like a château stretched to king-size American SUV proportions. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026

Police said the victims were standing outside when someone in a silver SUV opened fire in their direction before fleeing east at a high rate of speed on 87th Street. — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing SUV

• crossover SUV

Rhymes for SUV

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he

Kids Definition

SUV

noun

ˌes-ˌyü-ˈvē 

: sport-utility vehicle