Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hgv

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: hgv
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of heavy goods vehicle (“a lorry/truck weighing more than 3.5 tons”).

British usage

noun

Initialism of hypersonic glide vehicle.

noun

Abbreviation of hepatitis G virus.

Example Sentences

"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."
"I'm a writer first, but I do have my HGV licence, and I use it every now and then."

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

HGVs (plural)

Phrases

eighteen-wheeler semi-trailer tractor-trailer hypersonic strike vehicle GBV-C

Frequently Paired Words

HAV HBV HCV HDV HEV HFV HHV artic

Questions

What does hgv mean?: Initialism of heavy goods vehicle (“a lorry/truck weighing more than 3.5 tons”).
Where does hgv come from?: Abbreviations.

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