"MRV" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: MRVs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MRV (plural MRVs)
  1. (military) Initialism of multiple reentry vehicle: the reentry capsule for a ballistic missile's payload, typically a nuclear weapon, where the missile has multiple instances of such, but can only target one site with all reentry vehicles. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: multiple reentry vehicle (extra: the reentry capsule for a ballistic missile's payload, typically a nuclear weapon, where the missile has multiple instances of such, but can only target one site with all reentry vehicles) Categories (topical): Military, Nuclear warfare Derived forms: MIRV, MRV missile Related terms: RV

Inflected forms

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