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HGV en · NOUN

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Meanings

1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of heavy goods vehicle (“a lorry/truck weighing more than 3.5 tons”).
   alt of heavy goods vehicle
   • I'm a writer first, but I do have my HGV licence, and I use it every now and then. 2024 March 6, Pip Dunn, “Freight's future is in ISO containers”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 36:
   • The unnamed driver appeared before the South East Traffic Commissioner in late November, to receive a six-month HGV driving ban. It followed an earlier court appearance when he was fined a means-tested £715 and given six points on his driving licence for driving without due care and attention. 2022 December 14, “Network News: HGV driver banned after Coulsdon bridge bash”, in RAIL, number 972, page 7:
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of hypersonic glide vehicle.
   alt of hypersonic glide vehicle
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, rare) Abbreviation of hepatitis G virus.
   alt of hepatitis G virus

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Relateds

pantechnicon · HDV (hepatitis G virus) · HFV (hepatitis G virus) · HBV (hepatitis G virus) · GCWR · GAWR · HPgV · hypersonic · artic · semi · glide · HAV (hepatitis G virus) · tractor-trailer · GBV-C · hypersonic strike vehicle · ICBM · GVWR · lorry · truck · vehicle · HHV (hepatitis G virus) · eighteen-wheeler · HCV (hepatitis G virus) · RV · PGS · wagon · HEV (hepatitis G virus) · semi-trailer