Humvee
57
5.5
- noun
- /ˈhʌmvi/
- US
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Humvee
- The military Humvee is designed to handle rough terrain and challenging conditions.
And then our guys and the chaplains Humvee, because that's all they could get.
- And then our guys and the chaplains Humvee, because that's all they could get.
- You didn't drive your Humvee over an, you know, an IED.
- He went wide, but he skipped rounds under our Humvee, my Humvee, the number one.
- Four months after being deployed, a pipe bomb blew up his Humvee.
- I'd go a full Army truck that he's built, like a Humvee.
- There were like tanks and Humvees and other things, you know, just in the area and the helicopters.
- He was one of my guys first SEAL killed in Iraq and he was the lead turret gunner in the lead Humvee.
- I had to clean his flesh of his of his body and his blood all over the bottom of the Humvee after we towed it back.
Examples
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The first thing I noticed was that there were two military Humvees parked at the ferry slip.
Fiction book (1997) -
The gate officer opens the gates and waves the two Humvees through.
Fiction book (1999) -
And basically those five guys were just in that Humvee, kind of holding on.
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Three hours in a Humvee should be fun for the old back.
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Just get that Humvee as close as you can, okay?
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Suspect is in a black Humvee heading west on California.
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The bunny gets clear as the Humvee drives away toward safety.
Fiction book (2002) -
What is your take on, you know, seeing these Humvees all over town right now?
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Get those Humvees on site now!
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Just us and a Humvee up by the Euphrates River Valley.
Synonyms
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3.7
A machine like a truck or tank that the army uses
A strong four-wheel-drive vehicle used by soldiers
How Armored
748
2.8
- Specialized
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5.3
- US
57
5.5
200
1.3
- US
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Humvee comes from the military short name HMMWV, which stands for 'High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle'. Saying those letters quickly made the sound 'humvee', so Humvee became the common name for that sturdy military off-road vehicle.