hi-viz

A form of hi-vis — High-visibility.

Meanings

adjectivehi-viz (comparative more hi-viz, superlative most hi-viz)

comparative more hi-viz · superlative most hi-viz

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hi-vis.
nounhi-viz (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of hi-vis.
    1 more example

    This week, if you live in London and cycled to work, you might have noticed the sudden increase in hi-viz around junctions. Not more cyclists alas, but police officers, stopping cyclists to dispense "safety advice" and crucially, issue fixed-penalty notices of £50 to cyclists deemed to have broken traffic rules.

    2013 November 28, Dawn Foster, “A police ticket quota for cyclists won't stop the deaths on London's streets”, in The Guardian
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APA

hi-viz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-viz

MLA

“hi-viz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-viz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hi-viz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-viz.

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