Alfa

¹ American

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /

noun

a word used in communications to represent the letter A.

Alfa ² American

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /

noun

Military.

the NATO name for a class of high-speed nuclear-powered Soviet submarines having a titanium hull, designed for swift pursuit and attack and to avoid anti-submarine weaponry: first produced for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s; in service with the Russian Navy 1992–96.

Alfa British

/ ˈælfə /

noun

a variant spelling of Alpha

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Etymology

Origin of Alfa

First recorded in 1950–55; variant spelling of alpha

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But their average age, estimated by ALFA, is 83, so they can also be frail.

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