HUMVEE

Humvee, Hum-Vee

(noun) a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

humvee (plural humvees)

Alternative spelling of Humvee

Etymology

Derived from the attempt to pronounce the acronym HMMWV: The 'High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle.'

Noun

Humvee (plural Humvees)

(US, military) A diesel-powered, four-wheel drive tactical military vehicle that can carry a wide variety of military hardware

Synonyms

• HMMWV

Hypernyms

• Hummer

Source: Wiktionary



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