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Meaning of HGV | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of heavy goods vehicle (“a lorry/truck weighing more than 3.5 tons”).
  2. Initialism of hypersonic glide vehicle.
  3. Abbreviation of hepatitis G virus.

Examples

“The unnamed driver appeared before the South East Traffic Commissioner in late November, to receive a six-month HGV driving ban. It followed an earlier court appearance when he was fined a means-tested £715 and given six points on his driving licence for driving without due care and attention.”
“I'm a writer first, but I do have my HGV licence, and I use it every now and then.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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