Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-occupancy vehicle lane

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: high--oc-cu-pan-cy ve-hi-cle lane
IPA

50

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses.

Example Sentences

"Last month, Brandy Bottone of Plano, Texas, was pulled over by a Dallas sheriff’s deputy and given a ticket for driving alone in a high-occupancy vehicle lane."

Inflected Forms

high-occupancy vehicle lanes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

high-occupancy vehicle HOV

Synonyms

carpool lane diamond lane HOV lane

Questions

What does high-occupancy vehicle lane mean?: A restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses.

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