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RAF
/ɑːr eɪ ɛf/ (individual letters) or /ræf/ (as a word)
Definition
1
Abbreviation for 'Royal Air Force', the aerial warfare branch of the British Armed Forces.
2
Less commonly, abbreviation for 'Red Army Faction', a militant far-left group active in West Germany during the 1970s and 1980s.
Examples
My granddad boasts about his RAF days, but admits most of his missions involved perfecting his tea-brewing skills mid-flight.
She bought a vintage RAF jacket online, only to discover it smelled like it had been stored in a Spitfire's cockpit for decades.
The RAF squadron's morale soared when they learned the new canteen menu included unlimited beans on toast.
He tried impressing his date by claiming RAF heritage, but his paper plane skills gave him away instantly.