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V2

V2 noun: the airspeed at which an aircraft leaves the runway on takeoff. Also the alternative form of V-twin.

Noun

V2 (uncountable)

  1. The airspeed at which an aircraft leaves the runway on takeoff.

Also used as

V2 is also the alternative form of V-twin.

V2 is also the alternative form of V-2.

V2 is also the abbreviation of verb-second.

Forms of V2

pluralV2s

Origin of V2

From velocity, where this is the second important velocity.

From V- + 2.

Questions about V2

What does V2 mean?
V2 means the airspeed at which an aircraft leaves the runway on takeoff.
What part of speech is V2?
V2 is a noun.
What is the plural of V2?
The plural of V2 is V2s.

Words near V2 in the dictionary

  1. V10
  2. V12
  3. V16
  4. V16s
  5. V1s
  6. V2
  7. V2G
  8. V2H
  9. V2I
  10. V2Is
  11. V2L

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