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HOV lane
noun[ C ]
transport USspecializeduk /ˌeɪtʃ.əʊˈviː ˌleɪn/ us /ˌeɪtʃ.oʊˈviː ˌleɪn/
abbreviation for high-occupancy vehicle lane: a lane (= a section ) on a wide road that is only to be used by a vehicle that carries a lot of people such as a bus, or by a car with a driver and one or more passengers, or sometimes by other vehicles that must pay a charge:
Solo drivers in Houston will pay a steep price to ride in the HOV lanes.
The freeway will be expanded to four lanes each side, plus HOV lanes.
HOV lanes are a strategy that local governments have employed to reduce traffic congestion.
HOV lanes already exist in some parts of Atlanta.
They might need to to build an overpass here or shift an HOV lane there.
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