HGV

plural HGVs

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

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

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

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   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.

   2022 December 14, “Network News: HGV driver banned after Coulsdon bridge bash”, in RAIL, number 972, page 7

2. abbreviationinitialismaircraft; space flight; aircraft; space flightaerospaceInitialism of hypersonic glide vehicle.
3. abbreviationrarebiologyAbbreviation of hepatitis G virus.