NORAD

American  

[nawr-ad] / ˈnɔr æd /

noun

1. a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.

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Etymology

Origin of NORAD

Nor(th American) A(ir) D(efence Command) .

Example Sentences

NORAD, the military command that is responsible for protecting North American airspace, has launched its noradsanta.org website, social media sites and mobile app, loaded with games, movies, books and music.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2023

"NORAD tracks and positively identifies all military aircraft that enter the ADIZ, routinely monitors aircraft movements and as necessary escorts them from the ADIZ."

From Reuters • May 14, 2023

The answer is that Otis Air Base, the Cape Cod home to the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is one of a few northeastern bases for NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2023

NORAD, the air defense organization perhaps best known for its Christmas Eve Santa-tracking website, scans the skies each day, looking for serious threats.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023

Three days later, on Feb. 9, military personnel with the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, spotted a mysterious flying object soaring northeast across Alaska at a height of about 40,000 feet.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023