HOV lane

HOV lane
a highway or street lane for high-occupancy vehicles, usually marked with large diamond shapes on the pavement.
[1990-95]

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ˌHOˈV lane 8 [HOV lane] [ˌeɪtʃ əʊ ˈviː leɪn] [ˌeɪtʃ oʊ ˈviː leɪn] noun (especially NAmE)
high-occupancy vehicle lane (a part of the road that may only be used by vehicles that are carrying two or more people)

The route has one HOV lane in each direction.

The police pulled over a lone driver using the HOV lane.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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