V-shaped

[ vee-sheypt ]

/ ˈviˌʃeɪpt /

having the shape of the letter V: a V-shaped flying formation.

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They could repetitively test a new design—a V-shaped hull, for example, that deflects the blast—until the armored beast survived.
How a Thumb-Sized Gauge Is Revolutionizing Traumatic Brain Injuries|Brian Castner|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is a lot of conversation about a slow recovery versus a V-shaped recovery, and that's not how I per se see the world.
Interview With Mellody Hobson|The Daily Beast|July 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And thither he went and saw in the gap of the low hills beyond a V-shaped level of moonlit water that glittered and yet lay still.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through|H. G. Wells
The portion of the whole thickness of the lid together with the growth is excised by a V-shaped incision (Fig. 159).
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

The V-shaped piece from the centre of waist or breast began to spread over the shoulders, where it was opened, as in Fig.
Dress design|Talbot Hughes
The end is ground V-shaped and to an angle of 60 degrees, which corresponds to the angle of a standard V-thread.
Turning and Boring|Franklin D. Jones
The mandible is V-shaped, with a slight inflection of the angle, and a distinct postarticular process.
Extinct Birds|Walter Rothschild