Humvee

humvee English thumb|a Humvee. Alternative forms en humvee Etymology Derived from the attempt to pronounce the acronym en HMMWV High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle. Pronunciation en /ˈhʌm.viː/ [ˈhʌm.βiː] [ˈhʌɱ.viː] en En-us-Humvee.ogg US Noun en US military A diesel-powered, four-wheel drive tactical military vehicle that can carry a wide variety of military hardware. 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. en 2003-11-24 The New Yorker We went out into the streets of Zafaraniya, travelling in the usual two-Humvee convoy, complete with gunners. en Jun 16, 2015 w:Donald Trump Transcript: Donald Trump announces his presidential candidacy CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-donald-trump-announces-his-presidential-candidacy/ 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20261004033632/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-donald-trump-announces-his-presidential-candidacy/ 4 October 2026 Synonyms en HMMWV Hypernyms en Hummer See also HMMWV en MRAP en jeep en Military vehicles