Raf

Common synonyms include: royal air force, air command, air force, air transport command, air transport service, airborne reconnaissance force.

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Initialism of Royal Air Force, the British RAF. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"The foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova was responding to a report last week about an item in the 2024 US air force budget for building a dormitory at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk for personnel on a “potential surety mission” – military jargon for nuclear safety and security."
2
A diminutive of the male given name Rafael.
"The Nets players sometimes jokingly call Derrick Coleman, of all things, Joe Jackson. Joe Jackson? Coleman says it comes courtesy of forward Rafael Addison. […] "It's just something Raf started," Coleman said of the nickname."
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Initialism of Russian Armed Forces (To avoid confusing with the preceding sense, the Russian Armed Forces are more often abbreviated in other ways, like RuAF.) abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, rare
"This paper discusses ongoing military reforms in the Russian Armed Forces (RAF) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and tries to determine[…]"
4
The German Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Faction).
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Abbreviation of Russian Automobile Federation. abbreviation, alt-of

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Abbreviation of Russian Automobile Federation.; The national identifier for Russians in international motorsport while Russia is under ban by the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport supporting the ban enacted by the World Anti-Doping Agency.