maneuverable reentry vehicle
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/mahrv/, adj. Slang.
[by shortening]
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MARV «mahrv», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a long-range missile with nuclear warheads that can be maneuvered after reentry into the earth's atmosphere to evade interception by defensive missiles.
2. any one of the warheads on this missile.
–v.t.
to equip with a MARV.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.