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Humvee.

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

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noun/ˈhʌm.viː/[ˈhʌm.βiː][ˈhʌɱ.viː]
  1. A diesel-powered, four-wheel drive tactical military vehicle that can carry a wide variety of military hardware.

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Derived from the attempt to pronounce the acronym HMMWV (“High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle”).

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