HGV
English
Etymology
Initialisms.
Noun
HGV (plural HGVs)
- (UK, automotive, transport) Initialism of heavy goods vehicle. (a lorry/truck weighing more than 3.5 tons)
- 2022 December 14, “Network News: HGV driver banned after Coulsdon bridge bash”, in RAIL, number 972, page 7:
- 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.
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- (aviation, aerospace, military) Initialism of hypersonic glide vehicle.
- (rare, pathology, virology) Abbreviation of Hepatitis G virus.
Related terms
hepatitis G virus
- HAV (hepatitis A virus)
- HBV (hepatitis B virus)
- HCV (hepatitis C virus)
- HDV (hepatitis D virus)
- HEV (hepatitis E virus)
- HFV (hepatitis F virus)
- HHV (hepatitis H virus)
See also
(heavy goods vehicle):
- artic
- eighteen-wheeler
- lorry (UK)
- pantechnicon
- semi
- semi-trailer
- tractor-trailer
- truck
- wagon
(hypersonic glide vehicle):
- glide
- hypersonic
- hypersonic strike vehicle
- ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)
- PGS (Prompt Global Strike)
- RV (reentry vehicle)
- vehicle
(hepatitis G virus):
- GBV-C (GB virus C)
- HPgV (human pegvirus)