sport utility vehicle
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sport utility vehicle
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Extant since the 1970s in the technical usage of the auto industry, where at the time it sometimes included a virgule as sport/utility vehicle; in common use among the general public since the early 1990s, when this class of vehicles first became widely popular as an alternative to station wagons and minivans.
noun sport utility vehicles
- A passenger vehicle which combines the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or station wagon together with on- or off-road ability.
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noun vehicle
| Español | vehículo utilitario deportivo (VUD) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스포츠 유틸리티 자동차 seupocheu yutilliti jadongcha, 스포츠 유틸리티 차량 seupocheu yutilliti charyang |
| 日本語 | スポーツユーティリティビークル supōtsu yūtiriti bīkuru |
| 中文 | 運動型多用途汽車 /运动型多用途汽车 yùndòngxíng duōyòngtú qìchē, 越野車 /越野车 yuèyěchē, 越野車子 /越野车子 ye'-iê-ciē-zø |
| Français | véhicule utilitaire sport |
| Deutsch | Geländelimousine, Sport Utility Vehicle |
| Italiano | SUV |
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