Royal Air Force

British  

noun

1.  RAF.  the air force of the United Kingdom

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Royal Air Force Cultural  

1. The British air force, most famous for its performance in the Battle of Britain and other campaigns of World War II. Known as the RAF.

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Example Sentences

Currently, the recall liability for non-officer veterans in the British Army and the Royal Air Force ends either 18 years after discharge or at age 55, whichever comes first.

From Barron's

"He kept in the background, but was suspicious because of that," said the 63-year-old who was in the Territorial Army and worked for the Royal Air Force.

From BBC

"Royal Air Force aircraft have completed successful strikes against Daesh in a joint operation with France," the ministry said in a statement, using the Arabic acronym for IS.

From Barron's

He served in the Royal Air Force as a pilot in the 1950s, and later worked as a diplomatic correspondent for the BBC, reporting from Nigeria on the Biafran War.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Brits agreed to make the Jewish commandos part of the Royal Air Force, training them to parachute into enemy territory to rescue pilots and POWs as well as Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal