An RV is a van which is equipped with such things as beds and cooking equipment, so that people can live in it, usually while they are on holiday. RV is an abbreviation for 'recreational vehicle'.
[mainly US]
...a group of RVs pulled over on the side of the highway.
regional note: in BRIT, usually use camper, camper van
rv in British English
statistics
abbreviation for
random variable
random variable in British English
noun
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a quantity that may take any of a range of values, either continuous or discrete, which cannot be predicted with certainty but only described probabilistically
Abbreviation: rv
RV in British English
abbreviation for
1. mainly US
recreational vehicle
2.
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RV in American English1
(ˈɑrˈvi)
US
nounWord forms: pluralRVs
any of various vehicles, as campers, trailers, and motor homes, outfitted as a place to live, as when camping out