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✅ A V shape ✅ To form a V
vee

vee

8 8.8
A shape like the letter V often made by flying birds
  • noun
  • /viː/
translation icon : vee
  • You can easily recognize the vee of the logo, which stands out against the background.
  • vee, veen

Examples

  • The bird flew into the air, forming a perfect vee with its wings extended.

  • For the most part, elements on this side of the vee appear in hierarchical order.

    Academic text (1994)

  • On the left arm of the vee and away from the apex, the elements become more abstract.

    Academic text (1994)

  • A vee of wild geese fly overhead, honking, heading north for the summer.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The river created a natural vee shape as it turned sharply to the left.

Synonyms

V
vsvee
28 2.3

The 22nd letter of the English alphabet

is the spoken name also used for objects with that shape
v
vsvee
5 7.4

The 22nd letter of the alphabet that makes the sound in the word voice

is the spoken name also used for objects with that shape

Compounds

Hum-Vee
5.9

A strong four-wheel-drive vehicle used by soldiers

Surface Forms

vee singular
vees plural

Etymology

Vee is the name of the letter V, and that letter looks like a 'V shape'. So a group or object with that shape, for example geese flying together, is called a vee.