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CVN

CVN noun: nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Noun

CVN (plural CVNs)

  1. (US) nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

Forms of CVN

pluralCVNs

Origin of CVN

Initialism for Cruiser Voler Nuclear. See French voler (“to fly”).

Questions about CVN

What does CVN mean?
CVN means nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
What part of speech is CVN?
CVN is a noun.
What is the plural of CVN?
The plural of CVN is CVNs.

Words near CVN in the dictionary

  1. CVID
  2. CVIDs
  3. CVL
  4. cvm
  5. CVMs
  6. CVN
  7. CVNs
  8. cvnt
  9. cvnts
  10. CVP
  11. CVPD

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