RAF

or R.A.F.

Royal Air Force.

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Examples from the Web for raf

The Queen sent her first email at an RAF base in 1976 and she made the first direct-dial trunk call from the UK in 1958.
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The Crown Prince in waiting, Muqrin, is also a former fighter pilot and trained at RAF Cranwell.
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He even took paternity leave from his role as an RAF rescue pilot.
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When the RAF wanted reliable, soldier-proof helicopters, they bought Westland-built Sikorskys.
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After the war Valerie married Peter Middleton, a wartime RAF flying ace.
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With those talking fingers, he was able to make plain a question: was Raf the pilot of the flitter?
Star Born|Andre Norton
To Raf's peering gaze Dalgard's face had a drawn, gaunt look as if he had been at hard labor during the hours just past.
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Raf watched the muscles stand up on his slender arms as he exerted strength.
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But the scout doubted if the explorers were waiting for the return of Raf.
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As he chewed on the ration concentrate and drank sparingly from his canteen, Raf continued to listen.
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British Dictionary definitions for raf

RAF

/ (Not standard ræf) /

abbreviation for

Royal Air Force

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Cultural definitions for raf

RAF

Abbreviation for the British Royal Air Force.