TGV

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/tiː d͡ʒiː viː//teɪ ʒeɪ veɪ/

noun

A French national high-speed train, run by the railway service of the same name.

OriginFrench TGV ← Old French viste ← Middle French grand →
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Meanings

TGV1

nounTGV (plural TGVs)

plural TGVs

  1. rail transportA French national high-speed train, run by the railway service of the same name.

    He also makes the point that in France, SNCF is currently refurbishing some TGVs built in 1988.

    2024 May 29, Peter Plisner, “Network News: Gibb plans HS2 alternative with 155mph Pendolinos”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 6

TGV2

nounTGV (plural TGVs)

plural TGVs

  1. A highball cocktail made with tequila, gin, and vodka (and sometimes orange juice) usually garnished with a slice of lemon, often served over ice.

TGV3

nounTGV (plural TGVs)

plural TGVs

  1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of through-glass via

Origin

TGV · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
  2. Latintrahere
  3. Vulgar Latin*tragīnāre
  4. Old Frenchtraïner
  5. Old Frenchtrain
  6. Middle Frenchtrain
  7. Frenchtrain
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  9. Proto-Italic*ad
  10. Latinad
  11. Old Frencha
  12. Frenchà
  13. Proto-Italic*grandis
  14. Latingrandis
  15. Old Frenchgrant
  16. Middle Frenchgrand
  17. Frenchgrande
  18. Old Frenchviste
  19. Frenchvite
  20. Frenchvitesse
  21. Frenchtrain à grande vitesseinit.
  22. FrenchTGV
  23. EnglishTGV

Borrowed from French TGV, initialism of train à grande vitesse (“high-speed train”).

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TGV · noun

Initialism of tequila, gin, and vodka, the ingredients in the cocktail.

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