Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vd

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
vd
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The design diving speed of an aircraft; the highest speed which the aircraft is planned to reach during flight testing. Always higher than VNE (the speed that must not be exceeded in service).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of venereal disease.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

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Usage

Inflected Forms

VDs (plural) V.D. (alternative) V. D. (alternative)

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What does vd mean?
The design diving speed of an aircraft; the highest speed which the aircraft is planned to reach during flight testing. Always higher than VNE (the speed that must not be exceeded in service).

How to pronounce vd

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