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Definition of sport utility vehicle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sport utility vehicle

noun

/ˌspɔːt juːˈtɪləti viːəkl/

/ˌspɔːrt juːˈtɪləti viːəkl/,

/ˌspɔːrt juːˈtɪləti viːhɪkl/

(abbreviation SUV)

(especially North American English)

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a type of large car, often with four-wheel drive and made originally for travelling over rough groundTopics Transport by car or lorryc2

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