V2 en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From velocity, where this is the second important velocity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The airspeed at which an aircraft leaves the runway on takeoff.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
V2 en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
From V- + 2.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of V-twin.
alt of V-twin
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| V2s | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
V2 en · NOUN · etymology 3
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of V-2 (WWII rocket)
alt of V-2
Mr. A. J. Somers writes to say that the "V2" which caused the scrapping of "J17" 0-6-0, No. 8200, was not of the 2-6-2 type, but a considerably more destructive German rocket!
1945 July and August, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 238:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| V2s | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
V2 en · NOUN · etymology 4
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of verb-second (word order).
alt of verb-second
As all the Germanic languages are V2 languages (except English, which also has neither object shift nor scrambling), and as the examples are main clauses without auxiliary verbs, the main verb has moved to C.
1994, Sten Vikner, “Scandinavian object shift and West Germanic scrambling”, in Norbert Corver, Henk van Riemsdijk, editors, Studies on Scrambling […] , Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 488: