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Humvee

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

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

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

We went out into the streets of Zafaraniya, travelling in the usual two-Humvee convoy, complete with gunners.
Origin: Derived from the attempt to pronounce the acronym HMMWV. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Warner Robins man sentenced after crashing stolen Humvee into Army building”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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