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CAA

American  
Or C.A.A.

abbreviation

  1. Civil Aeronautics Administration: a former agency of the U.S. government, reorganized into the FAA.

caa 1 British  
/ kɔː /

verb

  1. to drive or propel

  2. to knock

  3. to proceed cautiously; go slow

  4. to send (a person) sprawling

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CAA 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Civil Aviation Authority

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caa 3 British  
/ kɔː /

verb

  1. a Scot word for call

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The CAA said it had been working towards "digitising pilot licences" following concerns from air accident investigators that pilot records in this and other cases were incorrect.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Both the FA and the English Football League said CAA guidance about air travel had been shared with clubs in the wake of the tragedy and was periodically redistributed around transfer periods.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

I once went to the home of Bryan Lourd, a powerful CAA agent, for his annual Oscar party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

"Many people with CAA develop dementia; however, so far, clinicians haven't had clear, large-scale estimates on how often and how quickly dementia progresses in these patients," said study author Samuel S. Bruce, M.D.,

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

The CAA man said it all happened so fast and he was so amazed that he hadn't called anybody to come out of the nearby hangar and watch the UFO.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.

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