Earth return vehicle

noun

a spacecraft designed to survive reentry and landing, returning from space back to planet Earth

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ERV
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Meanings

nounEarth return vehicle (plural Earth return vehicles)

plural Earth return vehicles

  1. space flighta spacecraft designed to survive reentry and landing, returning from space back to planet Earth

    Synonyms: ERV

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna spacecraft designed to survive reentry and landing, returning from space back to planet Earth

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ERV
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Earth return vehicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Earth%20return%20vehicle

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