G5

abbreviation

1. Group of Five

Example Sentences

In 2014, Sahelian countries banded together to form the G5 Sahel Task Force, a 5,000-strong group of international troops.

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The G5 isn’t getting two bids.

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The last G5 resembling this weekend’s event, the so-called “Halloween storms” of 2003, caused power outages in Sweden and blew out transformers in South Africa.

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Another G5 storm in 1989 knocked out power for 6 million people in Quebec in Canada.

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Since Friday, social media has been packed with stunning images of the night sky glowing with streaks of pink, violet and green as a massive G5 category solar storm rages on, making bursts of the northern lights visible all across the United States.

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