HOV lane
noun
plural HOV lanes
: a traffic lane (as on a freeway) reserved for high-occupancy vehicles : carpool lane
Most highways today have at least one lane set aside with a diamond painted on it. That's the HOV lane. … These lanes are meant to ease traffic by giving people who carpool a faster way through the messy highway …—Daksh Chaudhary
They took the next off-ramp and circled back, slowing to about 30 mph in the HOV lane with the car's hazard lights on.—Doug Smith
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“HOV lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HOV%20lane. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.
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