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TGV

  1. a high-speed French passenger train that runs on a separate track and is capable of a top speed of over 200 miles per hour (320 km/h).


TGV

/ ٱ𱹱 /

abbreviation for

  1. train à grande vitesse: a high-speed passenger train
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of TGV1

< French t ( rain à ) g ( rande ) v ( itesse ) high-speed train
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Example Sentences

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Rail experts looked across the channel at France’s new high-speed TGV network and dreamed of a similar service here.

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The TGV trains swishing through the French countryside at 230 mph were in stark contrast to the UK’s creaking rolling stock.

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The manufacturer of high-speed TGV trains said it would propose a dividend of 0.25 euros per share at its next shareholders' meeting in July.

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However, a railway worker walkout disrupted high-speed TGV trains and regional services.

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“This morning, a police officer ... arrested a threatening individual on board a TGV in Moselle. Kudos to him!”

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