TGV

Borrowed from French TGV, initialism of train à grande vitesse (“high-speed train”).

• IPA^(key): /tiː d͡ʒiː viː/, (unadapted pronunciation) /teɪ ʒeɪ veɪ/

TGV (plural TGVs)

2. (rail transport) A French national high-speed train, run by the railway service of the same name.
   • 2024 May 29, Peter Plisner, “Network News: Gibb plans HS2 alternative with 155mph Pendolinos”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 6:

     He also makes the point that in France, SNCF is currently refurbishing some TGVs built in 1988.

Initialism of tequila, gin, and vodka, the ingredients in the cocktail.

TGV (plural TGVs)

1. A highball cocktail made with tequila, gin, and vodka (and sometimes orange juice) usually garnished with a slice of lemon, often served over ice.

TGV (plural TGVs)

1. (electronics) Initialism of through-glass via

• IPA^(key): /te.ʒe.ve/

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TGV m (plural TGVs)

1. (rail transport) initialism of train à grande vitesse

• → English: TGV
• → Portuguese: TGV

Borrowed from French TGV.

• IPA^(key): /ˌteːʒeˈveː/

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TGV m (strong, genitive TGV or TGV's or TGVs, plural TGV or TGV's or TGVs)

1. TGV (French high-speed train)

Orthographic borrowing from French TGV.

TGV m (plural TGVs)

1. (rail transport) high-speed train

• “TGV”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026