WAFS
AmericanEtymology
Origin of WAFS
An Americanism dating back to 1940
Example Sentences
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In 1965 she was named a full colonel and director of the WAFs.
From New York Times
The separate status of the WAFs was abolished in 1976, and women were accepted into the military on much the same basis as men.
From New York Times
And there could be only one of those: the head of the Women in the Air Force, popularly known as WAFs, in the manner that members of the Women’s Army Corps were known as WACs.
From New York Times
It was the WAFS' second graduation.
From Time Magazine Archive
The WAFS' new graduates had proved it in the mass.
From Time Magazine Archive
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