Definitions for raf
raf

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1. Royal Air Force, RAFnoun

   the airforce of Great Britain

2. Red Army Faction, RAFnoun

   a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998

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1. RAF

   The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers in 1918, the RAF emerged as the largest air force in the world at the time. Since its formation, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history. In particular, it played a large part in the Second World War where it fought its most famous campaign, the Battle of Britain.The RAF's mission is to support the objectives of the British Ministry of Defence (MOD), which are to "provide the capabilities needed to ensure the security and defence of the United Kingdom and overseas territories, including against terrorism; to support the Government's foreign policy objectives particularly in promoting international peace and security". The RAF describes its mission statement as "... [to provide] an agile, adaptable and capable Air Force that, person for person, is second to none, and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the UK Defence Mission". The mission statement is supported by the RAF's definition of air power, which guides its strategy. Air power is defined as "the ability to project power from the air and space to influence the behaviour of people or the course of events".Today, the Royal Air Force maintains an operational fleet of various types of aircraft, described by the RAF as being "leading-edge" in terms of technology. This largely consists of fixed-wing aircraft, including those in the following roles: fighter and strike, airborne early warning and control, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR), signals intelligence (SIGINT), maritime patrol, air-to-air refuelling (AAR) and strategic & tactical transport. The majority of the RAF's rotary-wing aircraft form part of the tri-service Joint Helicopter Command in support of ground forces. Most of the RAF's aircraft and personnel are based in the UK, with many others serving on global operations (principally over Iraq and Syria) or at long-established overseas bases (Ascension Island, Cyprus, Gibraltar, and the Falkland Islands). Although the RAF is the principal British air power arm, the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and the British Army's Army Air Corps also operate armed aircraft.

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1. raf

   The term "RAF" could have different meanings based on its context. However, generally, it is widely recognized as an abbreviation for "Royal Air Force," the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. It was formed towards the end of World War I, on April 1, 1918.

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1. Raf

   Raffaele Riefoli is an Italian popular singer who is better known as simply Raf.

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1. raf

   Song lyrics by raf -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by raf on the Lyrics.com website.

2. RAF

   What does RAF stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the RAF acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Air Force
   • Terrorism
   • Terrorist Organization

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'raf' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4604

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for raf »

1. far

2. arf

3. 'arf

4. ARF

How to pronounce raf?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say raf in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of raf in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of raf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of raf in a Sentence

1. Keziah Jozefiak:

   When I looked down at Raf I just burst out laughing, i couldnt believe the tan had left his mouth looking like Homer.

2. The MoD:

   NATO partners have provided assistance for the operation of maritime patrol aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth for a limited period with the Royal Navy. We do not discuss the detail of maritime operations.

3. David Eaglin:

   While we were certainly looking forward to this year's celebration and hosting the U.S. and UK communities at RAF Feltwell, we have to put public safety first and foremost.

4. The MoD:

   NATO partners have provided assistance for the operation of maritime patrol aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth for a limited period with the Royal Navy. We do not discuss the detail of maritime operations.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=raf
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raf
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=raf
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=raf