noun
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of Humvee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
humvee
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Pronunciation
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/ˈhʌm.viː/
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[ˈhʌm.βiː]
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[ˈhʌɱ.viː]
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CMU ARPABET: HH AH1 M V IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A diesel-powered, four-wheel drive tactical military vehicle that can carry a wide variety of military hardware.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hum-Vee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: military vehicle
History
Etymology
Derived from the attempt to pronounce the acronym HMMWV (“High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle”).
Real reading context