MAV

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noun

A Maverick (in both noun senses).

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Meanings

MAV1

nounMAV (countable and uncountable, plural MAVs)

plural MAVs

  1. AustraliaabbreviationinitialismuncountablebroadcastingInitialism of mature adult audience (“Strong Violence”).
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismspace flightInitialism of Mars ascent vehicle.

    The MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle) could tip over and they’d be stranded. Mark, now inside the Hab (the Mars Lander ‘Habitat’), says they should wait it out.

    2016 August 31, “GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Mark Watney”, in Industrial Scripts

Mav2

nounMav (plural Mavs)

plural Mavs

  1. colloquialA Maverick (in both noun senses).

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Shortened from Maverick.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

MAV. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MAV

MLA

“MAV.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MAV. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MAV,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MAV.

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