WAAC

or W.A.A.C.

[ wak ]

noun

U.S. Military.
- Women's Army Auxiliary Corps: founded during World War II.
- a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.: Compare Wac.
British.
- Women's Army Auxiliary Corps: founded in 1917.
- a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.: Compare WRAC.

Origin of WAAC

1942 for def. 1

Words Nearby WAAC

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How to use WAAC in a sentence

Every WAAC who goes to France is like the pawn who attains the top of the chessboard and is exchanged for a more valuable piece.
The Sword of Deborah | F. Tennyson Jesse
And the WAAC officers, of course, have their own private rooms, though the girls sleep in dormitories.
The Sword of Deborah | F. Tennyson Jesse
Our last maid left us to be a WAAC and has not been seen since in the precincts of domestic servitude.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 26, 1920 | Various
They "answer," as the rest of the WAAC machinery does, extremely well.
The Sword of Deborah | F. Tennyson Jesse
And the spirit of the WAAC—the khaki girl—is the spirit of her brother.
Women and War Work | Helen Fraser

British Dictionary definitions for WAAC

WAAC

/ (wæk) /

n acronym for(formerly)

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Also called: waac a member of this corps

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