basic utility vehicle

English

Noun

basic utility vehicle (plural basic utility vehicles)

  1. Any of various motor vehicles that are tailored to LMIC markets (markets in low- to middle-income countries) and are variously similar to or identical with Asian utility vehicles, minivans, kit cars, or dune buggies, depending on the instance.
    Alternative form: BUV (initialism)
    Hypernyms: motor vehicle < vehicle
    Coordinate terms: Asian utility vehicle, AUV, sport utility vehicle, SUV, minivan, kei car, utility task vehicle, UTV