RV

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verb

To travel in a recreational vehicle.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismbiblicalInitialism of Revised Version.
nounRV (plural RVs or RV's)

plural RVs · plural RV's · alternative R.V. · alternative R.V. · alternative R. V. · alternative R/V · alternative r.v.

  1. USabbreviationinitialismautomotiveInitialism of recreational vehicle.

    According to Outdoorsy, an R.V. share app, millennial R.V. rental bookings went up 70 percent from 2019 to 2020.

    2021 August 23, Jay Caspian Kang, “Zen and the Art of #VanLife Influencing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    2 more examples

    Mostly old and pensioned, theyʼd troll the streets in their out-of-state license-plated RVs looking for the last link to their youths.

    2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 67

    And whether you're pulling your RV right up to the water at Malibu Beach RV Park, Pacific Dunes Ranch, or Campland on the Bay, or simply into car camping, you’ll want to start thinking about your power setup.

    2025 May 4, Stacey Sloughfy, “How California's Upcoming State Ban Will Impact RVs And Camping Trips”, in The Travel, archived from the original on 08 May 2025
  2. abbreviationinitialismspace flightInitialism of reentry vehicle.
  3. abbreviationinitialismtransportInitialism of return vehicle.
  4. abbreviationinitialismnauticalInitialism of research vessel.

    Synonyms: R/V, R./V., R.V., R. V., RS, R.S., R. S., R./S.

  5. abbreviationgovernmentAbbreviation of rendezvous, a position where units are to meet.

    RV point

    1 more example

    Once all mounted up, the two multiples sped off to the emergency RV point.

    2007 Pte John Catterson, Army The Soldiers Newspaper, The Australian Army (Retrieved 14 July 2009)
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  8. abbreviationinitialismanatomyInitialism of right ventricle.
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  10. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of registered voter.
  11. abbreviationinitialismmathematicsInitialism of random variable.
  12. abbreviationAbbreviation of rhinovirus.
  13. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of rabies virus.
verbRV (third-person singular simple present RVs or RV's, present participle RVing or RV'ing or +-ing, simple past and past participle RVed or RV'd or RV'ed)

present singular third person RVs · present singular third person RV's · participle present RVing · participle present RV'ing · participle present +-ing · participle past RVed · past RVed · participle past RV'd · past RV'd · participle past RV'ed · past RV'ed

  1. To travel in a recreational vehicle.
  2. governmentTo rendezvous.

    We'll RV at the crossroads in Brandon at twenty hundred.

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nouna motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities

Broader
self-propelled vehicle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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