Definitions for AWACS

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AWACS AWACS

Spelling: [ey-waks]

IPA: /ˈeɪ wæks/

Awacs is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in AWACS (aacsw).

Definitions for AWACS

noun

1. a sophisticated detection aircraft, fitted with powerful radar and a computer, capable of simultaneously tracking and plotting large numbers of low-flying aircraft at much greater distances than is possible with ground radar.

Origin of AWACS

1965-70; A(irborne) W(arning) A(nd) C(ontrol) S(ystem)

Examples for AWACS

Again, the Europeans have AWACS, but not enough crews to handle an all-hours campaign lasting months.

The U.S., British, and French air forces each provided their own AWACS airplanes to maintain 24/7 coverage of the war theater.