Meaning of humvee | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Humvee.
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2. A diesel-powered, four-wheel drive tactical military vehicle that can carry a wide variety of military hardware.
   US

Examples

“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.”

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

“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.”

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