Humvee

See also: humvee

English

Alternative forms

• humvee

Etymology

Derived from the attempt to pronounce the acronym HMMWV (“High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌm.viː/, [ˈhʌm.βiː], [ˈhʌɱ.viː]

• Audio (US):

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Noun

Humvee (plural Humvees)

1. (US, military) A diesel-powered, four-wheel drive tactical military vehicle that can carry a wide variety of military hardware.
   • 2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 3:

     Stores, dealerships, galleries struggled to satisfy the skyrocketing demand for ever more recherché produce: limited-edition olive oils, three-hundred-dollar corkscrews, customized Humvees, the latest anti-virus software, escort services featuring contortionists and twins, video installations, outsider art, featherlight shawls made from the chin-fluff of extinct mountain goats.

   • 2003 November 24, The New Yorker:

     We went out into the streets of Zafaraniya, travelling in the usual two-Humvee convoy, complete with gunners.

   • 2015 June 16, Donald Trump, “Transcript: Donald Trump announces his presidential candidacy”, in CBS News‎:

     Last week, I read 2,300 Humvees—these are big vehicles—were left behind for the enemy. 2,000? You would say maybe two, maybe four? 2,300 sophisticated vehicles, they ran, and the enemy took them.

Synonyms

• HMMWV

Hypernyms

• Hummer

See also

• HMMWV on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• MRAP
• jeep