WAAC

or W.A.A.C.

[ wak ]

noun
  1. U.S. Military.

    • Women's Army Auxiliary Corps: founded during World War II.

    • a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.: Compare Wac.

  2. British.

    • Women's Army Auxiliary Corps: founded in 1917.

    • a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.: Compare WRAC.

Origin of WAAC

1
1942 for def. 1

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How to use WAAC in a sentence

  • When first one has dealings with the Waacs and their officers, one imagines distractedly that one has fallen among Royalty.

    The Sword of Deborah | F. Tennyson Jesse
  • The Waacs' bath-rooms are the envy and despair of the Army, who rage vainly in small canvas tubs.

    The Sword of Deborah | F. Tennyson Jesse
  • French girls are also helping in the clerical department, working side by side with the Waacs.

    Women and War Work | Helen Fraser
  • There are thousands of women in these already, as there were in Army pay offices, etc., before the Waacs were formed.

    Women and War Work | Helen Fraser
  • She is supreme in her area and only the Chief Controller of the Waacs is above her.

    The Sword of Deborah | F. Tennyson Jesse

British Dictionary definitions for WAAC

WAAC

/ (wæk) /


n acronym for(formerly)
  1. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

  2. Also called: waac a member of this corps

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