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(meteorology, aviation) Abbreviation of airman's meteorological advisory.
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(military) Initialism of Browning Automatic Rifle.
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(computing) Initialism of byte per second.
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(philately, with surcharge on stamps of Kamerun, 1915): Cameroon Expeditionary Force
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(aviation) A computer-generated symbol representing an aircraft's position, based on a primary return or radar beacon reply, shown on a digital display.
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(emergency medicine) A paramedic
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(automotive, countable) Initialism of electric vehicle (a type of road vehicle). [Vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion]
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(surveying) Initialism of ground control point. [(surveying) A point with known coordinates.]
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Abbreviation of geostationary orbit.
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(travel, aviation) a multi-access reservation system used by the travel industry and airlines.
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Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.
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(cartography) Acronym of Global Navigation Satellite System: A system of navigational satellites operated by the Russian government.
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Initialism of giant magnetoresistance. [(physics) A quantum mechanical magnetoresistance effect observed in thin film structures composed of alternating ferromagnetic and nonmagnetic layers]
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(navigation) Initialism of Global Navigation Satellite System (a satellite navigation system with global coverage.)
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(emergency medicine) Initialism of gravida, para, abortus, living: used to identify the numbers and types of pregnancies, births, abortions and living children a patient may have had. [(medicine) A pregnant woman.]
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An audiovisual device, fitted to a civilian road vehicle, that uses the military Global Positioning System (U.S. Navstar system) as an aid to navigation.
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(pleonastic) Synonym of GPS.
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(automotive) Abbreviation of gross vehicle weight rating. - Maximum allowed weight of a vehicle and its contents. [The maximum allowable total mass of a road vehicle or trailer when loaded.]
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(electronics) Abbreviation of gadolinium gallium garnet.
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Initialism of high explosive. [A chemical explosive capable of detonation rather than solely of deflagration; a chemical explosive capable of reacting at a sufficiently-fast rate to produce a shock wave which propagates the reaction throughout the explosive mass; a chemical explosive capable of producing an explosion even when unconfined.]
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A semitransparent graphical and textual display of information projected upon the field of view of a pilot of an aircraft. Abbreviation: HUD
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Abbreviation of height.; Alternative form of ht [The distance from the base of something to the top.]
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(astronomy) Initialism of intermediate-mass X-ray binary: a binary star system that is strong in X-rays, and in which the compact X-ray emitting component is a neutron star, black hole, or white dwarf.
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(navigation, aviation) kinematic ambiguity resolution
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Abbreviation of liquid argon (a liquid composed of the liquid phase of molecular (atomic) argon (Ar))
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(US, space science) Originally Lunar Excursion Module, latterly Lunar Module.
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Acronym of low Earth orbit. [A satellite orbit around the Earth within the altitude range of 200 - 2000 km, in which a satellite can communicate with Earth with a small time lag and energy consumption. Abbreviation: LEO.]
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(US, military, aviation) Initialism of light helicopter - experimental.
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(astronautics) Abbreviation of liquid methane.
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Abbreviation of liquid nitrogen. (a liquid composed of the liquid phase of molecular nitrogen (N₂)) [Nitrogen that has been cooled to the liquid state; used in cryogenics.]
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Initialism of line of sight. [A straight line along which an observer has a clear view.]
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Initialism of landing ship, tank. [(military, nautical) a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore]
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(automotive) Abbreviation of low speed vehicle.
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(space science, countable) lunar transfer orbit
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(rail transport) The station code for the Metheringham railway station in England.
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(electrical engineering, microelectronics) Acronym of matched impedance connector.
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(automotive) Abbreviation of motor octane number.
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(education, special education) Initialism of mentally retarded. [(now offensive) intellectually disabled, medically defined as having an IQ (intelligence quotient) below 70 in addition to deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors (which means having problems with basic functional skills that affect everyday, general living).]
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Alternative form of mutual assured destruction [(politics, public policy, military) The threat of massive retaliation using nuclear weapons should a potential enemy use them first, both sides being annihilated in the event of war.]
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(music) Abbreviation of movement. [Physical motion between points in space.]
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(slang) Abbreviation of energy. [The impetus behind all motion and all activity.]
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Initialism of over the horizon: a form of radar that can detect targets at very long ranges, typically hundreds to thousands of kilometres, beyond the radar horizon.
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(computing) Abbreviation of physical unit of information transfer.
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(electronics) Short for PNP transistor.
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Initialism of pearly penile papules. [(medicine, urology) A harmless hereditary anatomical variation consisting of small protuberances that may form on the ridge of the glans of the human penis.]
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A radio-controlled vehicle.
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Radio Berlin International
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(chemistry) Initialism of reaction, initial, change, equilibrium: a tabular system for keeping track of changing concentrations in an equilibrium reaction. [An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.]
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(aviation) Abbreviation of radiotelegraph. [wireless telegraphy]
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WDS J17104-1544A, one of the two components of this system.
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(atmospheric sciences) Surface air temperature.
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Abbreviation of satellite navigation system. [Any electronic navigation system which uses space satellites as radio signal sources and position references.]
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Any electronic navigation system which uses space satellites as radio signal sources and position references.
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Initialism of sun-synchronous orbit. [(astrodynamics) A nearly polar orbit in which a satellite passes over the surface of a planet maintaining the same local mean solar time.]
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(automotive) Abbreviation of side-by-side. (a utility task vehicle (“UTV”)) [(automotive) A type of multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle, with four wheels, resembling a club cart or a golf cart]
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Thai Airways International.
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(ecology) Initialism of trophic level. [(ecology) A particular position occupied by a group of organisms in a food chain.]
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Abbreviation of table row.
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(electronics, computing, automotive) A feature of GPS devices, particularly smartphones, that continuously gives directions as the person or vehicle approaches navigation points.
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(US) Acronym of unlawful blood alcohol level.
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(astronomy) Abbreviation of Virgo Supercluster. [(astronomy) The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.]
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(electronics, communication) vestigial side band
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(computer networking) virtual switching system
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(aviation, nautical) Acronym of wing-in-surface effect.
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Abbreviation of weapon. [An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords; arm.]
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(astronomy) Initialism of Zenithal Hourly Rate. [(astronomy) The number of meteors a single observer would see in one hour under a clear, dark sky (i.e. up to the limiting apparent magnitude of 6.5).]
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