TGV
Noun
Meaning
TGV (plural TGVs)
(rail transport) A French high-speed train.
TGV (plural TGVs)
A highball cocktail made with tequila, gin, and vodka (and sometimes orange juice) usually garnished with a slice of lemon, often served over ice.
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Changing the TGV to electric traction required a significant design overhaul.
Being able to use both dedicated high-speed and conventional lines, the TGV offered the ability to join every city in the country at shorter journey times.
Contrary to its earlier fast services, SNCF intended TGV service for all types of passengers, with the same initial ticket price as trains on the parallel conventional line.
Extensive use of aluminium means that they weigh not much more than the TGV Réseau sets they supplement.
France had been operating high-speed TGV services since 1981, and had begun construction of a new high-speed line between Paris and the Channel Tunnel, LGV Nord; French TGV technology was chosen as the basis for the new trains.
From 1998 to 2001 the Avignon TGV station was built.