MAV
English
Noun
MAV (countable and uncountable, plural MAVs)
- (Australia, television, uncountable) Initialism of mature adult audience (“Strong Violence”).
- (space flight, countable) Initialism of Mars ascent vehicle.
- 2016 August 31, “GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Mark Watney”, in Industrial Scripts[1]:
- 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.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “Mars ascent vehicle”): MDV (Mars descent vehicle)
Related terms
- (Mars ascent vehicle): MTV (Mars transfer vehicle / Mars transit vehicle)
See also
(Mars ascent vehicle):
- LEM (lunar excursion module)
- LM (lunar module)