high-occupancy vehicle lane
high-occupancy vehicle lane noun: a restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses.
Noun
high-occupancy vehicle lane (plural high-occupancy vehicle lanes)
- A restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses.
- Last month, Brandy Bottone of Plano, Texas, was pulled over by a Dallas sheriff’s deputy and given a ticket for driving alone in a high-occupancy vehicle lane.2022 July 12, Luke Vander Ploeg, “Can You Drive Alone in the H.O.V. Lane if You’re Pregnant? A Post-Roe Quandary.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2022
- Synonyms:
- carpool lane, diamond lane, HOV lane
Synonyms of high-occupancy vehicle lane
Forms of high-occupancy vehicle lane
| plural | high-occupancy vehicle lanes |
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Questions about high-occupancy vehicle lane
- What does high-occupancy vehicle lane mean?
- High-occupancy vehicle lane means a restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses.
- What part of speech is high-occupancy vehicle lane?
- High-occupancy vehicle lane is a noun.
- What is the plural of high-occupancy vehicle lane?
- The plural of high-occupancy vehicle lane is high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
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