"VD" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: VDs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} VD (countable and uncountable, plural VDs)
  1. (aviation) The design diving speed of an aircraft; the highest speed which the aircraft is planned to reach during flight testing. Always higher than VNE (the speed that must not be exceeded in service). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-VD-en-noun-QsyQTv7o Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (pathology, dated) Initialism of venereal disease. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: venereal disease Categories (topical): Diseases Synonyms (disease): STD, V.D., V. D.
    Sense id: en-VD-en-noun-90K6Tgha Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'disease': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: V1, V2, VMO, VNE, VR Coordinate_terms (Vs): Vs0 Coordinate_terms (Vx): Vxse Coordinate_terms (Vy): Vyse
Disambiguation of 'Vs': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Vx': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Vy': 0 0

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