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FFA

1 American  

F.F.A. 2 American  
Or f.f.a.

abbreviation

  1. Commerce. free from alongside (ship).


ffa British  

abbreviation

  1. free from alongside (ship)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Abu Dhabi’s relative strength looks constructive, supported by resilient earnings and its banking and telecom sectors, says Mazen Abou Ismail, head of trading desk at FFA Private Bank Dubai.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

And the FFA certified the 737 MAX 7 for flight.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

The FFA said the Boeing aircraft was towed to the gate after landing.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2024

They drove a half-hour to a dirt-floor events center in McKinney, a Dallas suburb, for a livestock show organized by local chapters of the 4-H Club and the National FFA Organization.

From Seattle Times Oct. 2, 2022

Sixty series were taken, and the values found for the average ET were 4.52 secs, for FFA and 6.24 secs, for FAA, ST being 5.0 secs.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Hugo Münsterberg

Mr. Pearson, 17, raised 50 head of cattle and competed at livestock judging and agricultural sales in F.F.A., but he said his career ambitions were elsewhere, perhaps in sales.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2011

F.F.A. members must enroll in agricultural courses at school, but they do much of their work after school preparing for speaking and business competitions, or tending vegetable plots or animals.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2011

Begun 83 years ago and now known simply as the F.F.A., it is the largest vocational student group in the country, with more than half a million members and still growing.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2011

A Sinatra-type baritone, Joe made his first trip to Kansas City to sing at the national F.F.A. convention there.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his F.F.A. meetings he became familiar with parliamentary rules of order and fundamentals of self-government.

From Time Magazine Archive

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