Dictionary

HOV en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /eɪt͡ʃ əʊ ˈviː/

Meanings

1. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of high-occupancy vehicle.
   alt of high-occupancy vehicle
   • Build Alternatives 2b, 3b, 4b, 5b, and 6b propose the same geometric footprint, include an I-80 managed lane direct connector (to provide a direct connection of the HOV 2+ managed lane by flying over US-50 at the I-80/US-50 Interchange) but would incorporate different managed lane types (Figure 1.3-2). 2024 May 1, “Yolo 80 Corridor Improvements Project”, in Caltrans, page 7:
   • Ultimately, Ms. Bottone said she just wanted to know whether she could keep driving in the H.O.V. lane for the remainder of her pregnancy, as she said she had in her previous pregnancies, long before the overturning of Roe. 2022 July 12, Luke Vander Ploeg, “Can You Drive Alone in the H.O.V. Lane if You’re Pregnant? A Post-Roe Quandary.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2022:
2. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, qualifier:traffic control) Initialism of high-occupancy vehicle lane.
   alt of high-occupancy vehicle lane
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of human-occupied vehicle.
   alt of human-occupied vehicle

Forms

Coordinates

carpool lane (high occupancy vehicle lane) · HOT (high occupancy vehicle lane) · busway (high occupancy vehicle lane) · reserved bus lane (high occupancy vehicle lane)

Deriveds

HOV lane