Saa

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Single Action Army. The US Army's classification for the Colt M1873 "Peacemaker" revolver, their standard revolver from 1873 to 1892.
  2. 2
    Small Arms Ammunition. The British armed forces term for ammunition used in sidearms and rifles. The acronym was used in 20th century manuals as an abbreviation.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Syrian Arab Army. abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of South Atlantic Anomaly. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of Systems Application Architecture (“an IBM technology”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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"The “dent,” or weak spot, in the magnetic field over South America, known to scientists as the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), allows radiation to penetrate Earth’s surface."

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