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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) or

Awacs

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)]

Translations

AWACS

[eɪˈwæks] N ABBR =Airborne Warning and Control System → AWACS m

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AWACS

[ˈeɪwæks] n abbr (=airborne warning and control system) → Awacs m (système aéroporté d'alerte et de contrôle)

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AWACS

, Awacs abbr of airborne warning and control system → AWACS-Flugzeug nt, → Awacs-Flugzeug nt, mit Frühwarnsystem ausgestattetes Aufklärungsflugzeug der US-Luftwaffe

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Since October, NATO has also deployed its AWACS surveillance planes in the GME to bolster the US-led coalition fighting ISIS, a move also decided at the Warsaw summit.