Atf
name, noun, phrase
name, noun, phrase ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of automatic transmission fluid. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Holonyms: automatic transmission < motor vehicle < vehicle"
- 2 the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson wordnet
- 3 Initialism of aviation turbine fuel: jet fuel. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 4 Initialism of advanced tactical fighter. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 Initialism of auxiliary tugboat fleet; a naval fleet tugboat, a fleet tug that can keep up with a fleet on operations US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Phrase
- 1 As Trustee For
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives). US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"According to the ATF, gun makers began cranking out 2.4 million rifles annually in Obama’s first term – a 52 percent increase from the previous four years of the Bush administration."
Example
More examples"According to the ATF, gun makers began cranking out 2.4 million rifles annually in Obama’s first term – a 52 percent increase from the previous four years of the Bush administration."
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.