"V-shaped" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} V-shaped (not comparable)
  1. Shaped like the letter V; especially, designating one of the two major types of valley (the other being U-shaped), typically formed by flowing water. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Shapes Derived forms: V-shaped body, V-shaped passage grave, V-shaped recession, V-shaped valley Related terms: A-shaped - B-shaped - C-shaped - D-shaped - E-shaped - F-shaped - G-shaped - H-shaped - I-shaped - J-shaped - K-shaped - L-shaped - M-shaped - N-shaped - O-shaped - P-shaped - Q-shaped - R-shaped - S-shaped - T-shaped - U-shaped - V-shaped - W-shaped - X-shaped - Y-shaped - Z-shaped, V-sign Translations (shaped like the letter V): V:n muotoinen (Finnish), forma de V (Galician), V-förmig (German)
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          "sense": "shaped like the letter V",
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