utility vehicle
noun[C]
uk/juːˈtɪl.ə.ti ˌvɪə.kəl/us/juːˈtɪl.ə.t̬i ˌviː.ə.kəl/(abbreviationUTV)avehiclethat isdesignedtocarryout aparticulartask, often asmalltruckwith anopenback andlowsidesthat isabletotraveleasilyoverroughground:
He wasrundown by an unregisteredfarmutilityvehicledrivenby thefarmerand hisson.
Thegrowthof off-highwayvehicles,includingATVs,dirtbikesandutilityvehicles(UTVs), hasraisedanumberofenvironmentalconcerns.
See also
sport utility vehicle
- More than 50recreationalvehicles,cars,utilityvehicles,trailersandmotorcyclesweredestroyedin thefire.
- Thecompanymakestrucksandutilityvehicles, a fast-growingsegmentof the country'sboomingeconomy.
- Withincreasedamountsofcargo, anyutilityvehicle's ofgravityisraisedand theriskof anoverturnincreases.
- They aremodestlypoweredand use littlefuel, but few of these4x4swill besoldasgenuineutilityvehicles.
Trucks, vans & caravans
- a fifth/third wheelidiom
- armoured car
- bakkie
- bin lorry
- bowser
- breakdown truck
- caravan
- dumper
- dustcart
- float
- horse trailer
- JCB
- lorry
- milk truck
- tender
- tractor-trailer
- trucking
- utility truck
- UTV
- Winnebago