"HOV" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /eɪt͡ʃ əʊ ˈviː/ Forms: HOVs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} HOV (plural HOVs)
  1. (US, automotive) Initialism of high-occupancy vehicle. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: high-occupancy vehicle Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-HOV-en-noun-ttw7DSNf Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 42 45 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (US, traffic control) Initialism of high-occupancy vehicle lane. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: high-occupancy vehicle lane
    Sense id: en-HOV-en-noun-G6bns7Oy Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 42 45
  3. (nautical) Initialism of human-occupied vehicle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: human-occupied vehicle Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-HOV-en-noun-21h4rYR8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 42 45 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: HOV lane Coordinate_terms: busway, carpool lane, HOT (english: high-occupancy or toll lane), reserved bus lane

Inflected forms

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