NORAD

[nawr-ad]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of NORAD¹

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

Example Sentences

In 2021, Mauritius hosted a workshop with the African Union and Norad, the Norwegian agency for developmental cooperation, to look into seabed mining prospects.

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NORAD’s findings could not be independently verified.

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Harry Shoup - the commander on duty at the NORAD’s predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command - fielded a call from a child who dialed a misprinted telephone number in a newspaper department store ad, thinking she was calling Santa.

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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.

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Harry Shoup — the commander on duty at the NORAD’s predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command — fielded a call from a child who dialed a misprinted telephone number in a newspaper department store ad, thinking she was calling Santa.

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