AWACS
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AWACS
(ā′wăks)n. pl. AWACS
A military surveillance system, carried by aircraft, that can track many other aircraft from a great distance.
[A(irborne) W(arning) A(nd) C(ontrol) S(ystem).]
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AWACS
(ˈeɪwæks) orAwacs
n acronym for
(Military) airborne warning and control system
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AWACS
(ˈeɪ wæks)n.
an aircraft equipped with radar to track low-flying enemy aircraft and missiles and coordinate defense measures against them.
[1965–70; A(irborne)W(arning)A(nd)C(ontrol)S(ystem)]
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AWACS
[eɪˈwæks] N ABBR =Airborne Warning and Control System → AWACS mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
AWACS
[ˈeɪwæks] n abbr (=airborne warning and control system) → Awacs m (système aéroporté d'alerte et de contrôle)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
AWACS
, Awacs abbr of airborne warning and control system → AWACS-Flugzeug nt, → Awacs-Flugzeug nt, mit Frühwarnsystem ausgestattetes Aufklärungsflugzeug der US-LuftwaffeCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007