exfil
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Having led combat operations himself, “there’s usually an exfil - exfil plan means an exfiltration plan... I am not seeing happening right now,” a situation Henkel described as “unacceptable” for the some 18,000 Afghan translators and their families.
From Reuters
Words such as “ops” and “exfil” are tossed around like so many bread crumbs on a fish pond, the better to bring viewers to the surface so they can be whacked on the head by brutish but mercifully quickly moving violence.
From Washington Post
The six escapers holed up in secret at the Canadian ambassador's residence, and back at CIA headquarters, the crisis was handled by Mendez, the Agency's top "exfil" guy – an expert in exfiltration, or getting Americans out of enemy territory.
From The Guardian
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