ROV
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Using the ROV, the team collected the octopus specimen and also recorded video footage of two others that appeared to be the same species.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
The nearly 360-degree view gives them "a totally different perspective" to the flat video fed up to the ship by the ROV.
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
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 ● Feb. 26, 2025
So the team deployed the ROV SuBastian to get close enough to bounce lasers off of the two reefs, located between 370 and 420 meters below the surface.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
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