Mav

noun, slang

noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of mature adult audience (“Strong Violence”). Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    A Maverick (in both noun senses). colloquial
  3. 3
    Initialism of Mars ascent vehicle. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

    "The MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle) could tip over and they’d be stranded. Mark, now inside the Hab (the Mars Lander ‘Habitat’), says they should wait it out."

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"The MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle) could tip over and they’d be stranded. Mark, now inside the Hab (the Mars Lander ‘Habitat’), says they should wait it out."

Etymology

Shortened from Maverick.

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