Meanings
adjectivehigh-vis (comparative more high-vis, superlative most high-vis)
comparative more high-vis · superlative most high-vis
- alternativeAlternative form of hi-vis.
More than 50 volunteers wearing high-vis jackets and carrying torches and buckets spent 600 hours this year helping 1,547 toads and many other amphibians to safely cross Charlcombe Lane on their way to their breeding lake.
2026 June 29, John Craven, “This unsung, unpaid army of workers is vital for rural Britain”, in BBC Countryfile, number 243, page 21
nounhigh-vis (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of hi-vis.
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high-vis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-vis
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“high-vis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-vis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high-vis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-vis.
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