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VD

VD noun: the design diving speed of an aircraft; the highest speed which the aircraft is planned to reach during flight testing. Always higher than VNE (the speed that must not be exceeded in service). Also the initialism of venereal disease.

Noun

VD (countable and uncountable, plural VDs)

  1. The design diving speed of an aircraft; the highest speed which the aircraft is planned to reach during flight testing. Always higher than VNE (the speed that must not be exceeded in service).

Also used as

VD is also the initialism of venereal disease.

Synonyms of VD

Forms of VD

pluralVDs
alternative formV.D.
alternative formV. D.

Questions about VD

What does VD mean?
VD means the design diving speed of an aircraft; the highest speed which the aircraft is planned to reach during flight testing. Always higher than VNE (the speed that must not be exceeded in service).
What part of speech is VD?
VD is a noun.
What is the plural of VD?
The plural of VD is VDs.

Words near VD in the dictionary

  1. VCU
  2. VCUG
  3. VCUGs
  4. VCUs
  5. vCyclin
  6. VD
  7. VDA
  8. VDC
  9. VDG
  10. VDH
  11. VDI

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