"RV" meaning in English

See RV in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} RV
  1. (biblical) Initialism of Revised Version. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Revised Version Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-RV-en-name-PeXqbyNw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 13 4 1 4 3 1 13 1 13 5 2 5 11 1 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Noun

Forms: RVs [plural], RV's [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|RV's}} RV (plural RVs or RV's)
  1. (US, automotive) Initialism of recreational vehicle. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: recreational vehicle Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms (recreational vehicle): R.V.
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-gZL4-e-4 Categories (other): American English Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles Disambiguation of 'recreational vehicle': 54 4 2 8 1 1 9 1 11 5 1 3
  2. (astronautics) Initialism of reentry vehicle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: reentry vehicle Categories (topical): Astronautics Derived forms (reentry vehicle): MIRV, MRV
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-Lg7o3JEK Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'reentry vehicle': 18 39 9 3 2 1 10 1 10 3 1 4
  3. (transport) Abbreviation of return vehicle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: return vehicle Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-xICqNrSz Topics: transport
  4. (nautical) Initialism of research vessel. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: research vessel Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-Q2NR4UyI Topics: nautical, transport Synonyms: R/V, R./V., R.V., R. V., RS, R.S., R. S., R./S., R/S Synonyms (research vessel): R.V., R. V., R/V Disambiguation of 'research vessel': 19 1 1 69 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 0
  5. (military) Initialism of rendezvous, a position where units are to meet. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: rendezvous (extra: a position where units are to meet) Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-TX57C2tD Topics: government, military, politics, war
  6. Initialism of raw vegan. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: raw vegan
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-l2W~pYzS
  7. (physiology) Initialism of residual volume. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: residual volume Categories (topical): Physiology
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-vA0HVdF2 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
  8. (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of right ventricle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: right ventricle Categories (topical): Anatomy, Medicine Related terms (right ventricle): LA, LV, RA
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-rBGXtiaE Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'right ventricle': 2 3 3 1 2 2 10 63 5 1 5 3
  9. (medicine) Initialism of rectal varicosity. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: rectal varicosity Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-lHuMp94s Topics: medicine, sciences
  10. (politics) Initialism of registered voter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: registered voter Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-nZGiYP7B Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: government, politics
  11. (statistics) Initialism of random variable. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: random variable Categories (topical): Statistics Synonyms (random variable): r.v.
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-kWYM-H6v Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics Disambiguation of 'random variable': 2 3 2 1 2 2 5 2 3 1 76 2
  12. Abbreviation of rhinovirus. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: rhinovirus
    Sense id: en-RV-en-noun-Eik~sr34

Verb

Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=RV'd|past3=RV'ed|pres_3sg2=RV's|pres_ptc2=RV'ing|pres_ptc3=RV-ing}} RV (third-person singular simple present RVs or RV's, present participle RVing or RV'ing or RV-ing, simple past and past participle RVed or RV'd or RV'ed) Forms: RVs [present, singular, third-person], RV's [present, singular, third-person], RVing [participle, present], RV'ing [participle, present], RV-ing [participle, present], RVed [participle, past], RVed [past], RV'd [participle, past], RV'd [past], RV'ed [participle, past], RV'ed [past]
  1. To travel in a recreational vehicle.
    Sense id: en-RV-en-verb--F6BZWe0
  2. (military) To rendezvous. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-RV-en-verb-Kv43mvwf Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(astronautics) Initialism of reentry vehicle."
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        "Initialism of research vessel."
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          "ref": "2007 Pte John Catterson, Army The Soldiers Newspaper, The Australian Army (Retrieved 14 July 2009)",
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