raf

IPA: rˈæf

Root Word: RAF

The German Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Faction).
The national identifier for Russians in international motorsport while Russia is under ban by the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport supporting the ban enacted by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
A diminutive of the male given name Rafael.
(military, aviation) Initialism of Royal Air Force, the British RAF. [The air force of the British armed forces]
(military, rare) Initialism of Russian Armed Forces. (To avoid confusing with the preceding sense, the Russian Armed Forces are more often abbreviated in other ways, like RuAF.)
(motor racing) Abbreviation of Russian Automobile Federation.

Examples of "raf" in Sentences

Activities as a member of the RAF.
The RAF's symbol is that of an osprey.
The first raf gene that was found was the oncogene v raf.
This was the beginning of the gang's violent crimes, and the RAF.
Eaton remained in the Raf following the cessation of hostilities.
The RAF Harriers proved to be a temporary aberration at the time.
The RAF was a hollow shell in 1939, equipped with obsolescent aircraft.
The first RAF sortie of the second world war was flown out of RAF Wyton.
He became the controller of the RAF Benevolent Fund before retiring in 2007.
Royal Navy submarines relieved the RAF of the nuclear deterrent mission in 1969.