ROV
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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When the ROV returns, there is an excited dash for the samples including seawater, sediment and a forearm-length sea lily coated with dripping orange goo.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
For deeper exploration, the scientists rely on OceanX's ROV, operated from a futuristic-looking "mission control" where two crew members sit in gamer-style armchairs.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Only when the team deployed the ROV Kiel 6000 did the unusual features of the site become clear.
From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025
"It's amazing how everything is automated," says ROV trainee pilot Marian Meza Chavira.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024
The team focused its ROV dives on an area where diverging tectonic plates create a string of deep-sea volcanoes known as the East Pacific Rise.
From Scientific American • Aug. 9, 2023
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