ROV

British  

abbreviation

1. remotely operated vehicle

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Example Sentences

"When we first observed the vents through the ROV cameras, we were stunned by their diversity and beauty -- from shimmering, boiling fluids to thick microbial mats covering the chimneys."

From Science Daily

Only when the team deployed the ROV Kiel 6000 did the unusual features of the site become clear.

From Science Daily

Rather than lead to an excavation of the vessel, however, the discovery touched off years of dispute between Spain, for whom the ship sailed, Colombia, in whose waters its shipwreck was found, and an American company, Sea Search Armada, that has claimed that it found the ship years before the ROV made its find.

From Literature

After narrowing down the possible area for the fault, the operation moves to the ROV team.

From BBC

Built like a bulldozer, the ROV, weighing 9.5 tonnes, is lowered under water from the ship where it is guided down to the ocean floor.

From BBC