HGV

English

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Noun

HGV (plural HGVs)

2. (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.

   • 2024 March 6, Pip Dunn, “Freight's future is in ISO containers”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 36:

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

4. (aviation, aerospace, military) Initialism of hypersonic glide vehicle.
6. (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

semantically relevant terms

(heavy goods vehicle):

• artic
• GVWR, GCWR, GAWR (weight ratings of trucks/lorries)
• 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)