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MV

1 American  
  1. main verb.

  2. megavolt; megavolts.

  3. motor vessel.


mV 2 American  
  1. millivolt; millivolts.


Mv 3 American  
  1. Symbol, Chemistry. mendelevium.


m.v. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. market value.

  2. mean variation.

  3. Music. mezza voce.


MV 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. motor vessel

  2. muzzle velocity

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symbol

  1. megavolt

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mv 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. mezzo voce

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mv 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Maldives

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Example Sentences

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MV Clansman will operate a service from Uig on Skye, providing sailings to North and South Uist and Barra.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

MV Glen Sannox, which sails to Arran from Troon, developed a problem with a flexible coupling in its exhaust system early on Thursday.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

CalMac chief executive Duncan Mackison said that despite repairs to Caledonian Isles and a smaller vessel, MV Coruisk, the operator was still dealing with an "unprecedented level of challenges on our network."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

MV Isle of Islay, the first of four new ferries built in Turkey, was meant to enter service on the Islay route on Friday but that has been pushed back until at least Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

As in 1934, at 1:00 p.m. a ferry—this year the MV Chippewa—departed the University of Washington’s Oceanographic Dock with a full load of students and the school’s marching band.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown