MV
1 American-
main verb.
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megavolt; megavolts.
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motor vessel.
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market value.
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mean variation.
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Music. mezza voce.
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motor vessel
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muzzle velocity
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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
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