Etymology

CVN

C3V4N1

Today it means: nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Full definition →

French voler
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The story

  1. French · derived fromvoler“to fly”
  2. English todayCVN

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

Words from the same roots

Frenchvoler all →

CV

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.