alfa
or ALFA
[al-fuh]
- a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
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Origin of alfa
First recorded in 1950–55; variant spelling of alpha
Alfa
[al-fuh]
- the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet attack submarine having a titanium hull and a submerged speed of more than 40 knots.
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Examples from the Web for alfa
Contemporary Examples
The Alfa members involved are now in hiding in Crimea but some former commanders are still in Ukraine and are being interrogated.
The Alfa Team trains with specialists from Russia, according to former Russian military intelligence officer Boris Volodarsky.
That leaves 36 the victims of the other units, including Alfa, firing that day.
But the fire and smoke prevented the Alfa team from remaining in the building.
The Alfa members were armed with AK-47s and sniper rifles, including German Blaser hunting rifles.
Historical Examples
Mrs. "Alfa Baba" Farmingham would be, then, one of the persons that Hargrave's house was concerned to reach.
The Sleuth of St. James's SquareMelville Davisson Post
Alfa, al′fa, n. an African name for esparto grass—also spelt Halfa.
An aloe plant, a few palm leaves and some alfa grass are thrown together on one spot.
Plays by August Strindberg, Third SeriesAugust Strindberg
Esparto grass, called "alfa" or "halfa" by the Arabs, is another unique product of the Sahara.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and OceaniaJewett Castello Gilson
The Irish title of the letter a or haw is alif, as also is the Arabian: the Greek alpha is either alpa or alfa.
Archaic EnglandHarold Bayley
Alfa
- a variant spelling of Alpha (def. 2)
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