English

Noun

high-occupancy vehicle ‎(plural high-occupancy vehicles)

1. A vehicle with a large number of persons in it.
2. More specifically, a vehicle carrying passengers who number over a certain threshold (for instance, at least two passengers).

Synonyms

• HOV

Derived terms

• high-occupancy vehicle lane

Related terms

• carpool lane
• diamond lane

References

• “Use of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes”, in (Please provide the title of the work), Federal Highway Administration, 2005-12-23, retrieved 2009-01-22
• “High Occupancy Vehicle Facilities”, in (Please provide the title of the work), Federal Highway Administration, 2008-10-22, retrieved 2009-01-22