NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND

Meaning of NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND in English

( abbr NORAD )

a military defence organization established in 1957 by the US and Canadian air forces. It has a large underground base in Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs, Colorado , to provide early warning of air attacks.

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NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND — command center located in Colorado (USA) that monitors skies for signs of incoming attacks, NORAD
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NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND — A bi-national command of the US and Canada that provides aerospace surveillance, warning and assessment of aerospace attack, and maintains …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND — сокр NORAD НОРАД Объединенное командование воздушно-космической обороны североамериканского континента (США и Канада)
AMERICAN — adj American (1. belonging to North or South America; 2. belonging to the United States)
Interlingua English vocab
DEFENSE — (Verb) pagdepensa;panalipod
English-Visayan vocabulary
DEFENSE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin defensa vengeance, from Latin, feminine of defensus, past participle of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AEROSPACE — I. noun Date: circa 1958 space comprising the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond, a physical science that deals with …
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NORTH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Star American Indian religions North British North America Act …
Английский словарь Британика
DEFENSE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) civil defense defense economics defense mechanism European Defense Community Missile Defense Alarm System Midas …
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AMERICAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Английский словарь Британика
AEROSPACE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) aerospace engineering aerospace medicine United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAW
Английский словарь Британика
NORTH — I. ˈnȯ(ə)rth, ˈnȯ(ə)th adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nord north, Old Norse northr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFENSE — I. də̇ˈfen(t)s, dēˈ-, ˈdēˌf- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English defens, defense, from Old French; Old French defens, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMMAND — I. kəˈmand, -maa(ə)nd, -mȧnd verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English comanden, from Old French comander to command, commend, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMERICAN — I. -kən noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: America, the continental region + English -an 1. : an Indian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AEROSPACE — I. ˈa(ə)rə, ˈe(ə)r-, ˈāər-, -rōˌˌ noun Etymology: aer- + space 1. : space comprising the earth's atmosphere and the space …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NORTH — (a.) Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or …
Английский словарь Webster
DEFENSE — (v. t.) To furnish with defenses; to fortify.
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DEFENSE — (n.) Alt. of Defence
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AMERICAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
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NORTH — ( a. ) Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMERICAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NORTH — /nawrth/ , n. 1. a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFENSE — — defenseless , adj. — defenselessly , adv. — defenselessness , n. /di fens"/ or, esp. for 7, 9, /dee"fens/ …
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COMMAND — — commandable , adj. /keuh mand", -mahnd"/ , v.t. 1. to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order: The captain …
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AMERICAN — — Americanly , adv. — Americanness , n. /euh mer"i keuhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the United …
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AEROSPACE — /air"oh spays'/ , n. 1. the atmosphere and the space beyond considered as a whole. 2. the industry concerned with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AEROSPACE — n. atmosphere of the Earth and outer space
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NORTH — I. ˈnȯrth adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nord north and perhaps to Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEFENSE — I. di-ˈfen(t)s; as antonym of “offense,” often ˈdē-ˌ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin defensa vengeance, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMMAND — I. kə-ˈmand verb Etymology: Middle English comanden, from Anglo-French cumander, from Vulgar Latin * commandare, alteration of Latin commendare to …
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AEROSPACE — I. ˈer-ō-ˌspās noun Date: circa 1958 1. : space comprising the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond 2. : a …
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AMERICAN — I. ə-ˈmer-ə-kən, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə- noun Date: 1568 1. : an American Indian of North America or South America 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NORTH — adv northward. 2. north ·vi to turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward …
Webster English vocab
DEFENSE — noun ·alt. of defence. 2. defense ·vt to furnish with defenses; to fortify.
Webster English vocab
COMMAND — noun the possession or exercise of authority. 2. command ·vi to have a view, as from a superior position. 3. …
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AMERICAN — adj of or pertaining to the united states. 2. american ·adj of or pertaining to america; as, the american continent: …
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AEROSPACE — ■ noun the branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight.
Concise Oxford English vocab
NORTH — [north] adv [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG nord north and perh. to Gk nerteros lower, infernal] (bef. 12c): to, …
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DEFENSE — [de.fense] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL defensa vengeance, fr. L, fem. of defensus, pp. of defendere] (14c) 1 a: …
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COMMAND — [com.mand] vb [ME comanden, fr. MF comander, fr. (assumed) VL commandare, alter. of L commendare to commit to one's charge--more …
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AEROSPACE — [aero.space] n (ca. 1958) 1: space comprising the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond 2: a physical science that deals …
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AMERICAN — [Amer.i.can] n (1578) 1: an American Indian of No. America or So. America 2: a native or inhabitant of No. …
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NORTH — north, North BrE AmE nɔːθ AmE \ nɔːrθ ▶ ˌ North ˌ Caro ˈ lina BrE AmE ▶ ˌ North …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMERICAN — American BrE AmE ə ˈmer ɪk ə n -ək- ▷ American|s z ▶ A ˌ merican ˈ English BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AEROSPACE — aerospace BrE AmE ˈeər əʊ speɪs AmE \ ˈer oʊ- ˈær-
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NORTH — / nɔːθ; NAmE nɔːrθ/ noun , adjective , adverb ■ noun [ U , sing. ] ( abbr. N , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMAND — / kəˈmɑːnd; NAmE kəˈmænd/ noun , verb ■ noun ORDER 1. [ C ] an order given to a person …
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AMERICAN — / əˈmerɪkən; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a person from America, especially the US —see also African …
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AEROSPACE — / ˈeərəʊspeɪs; NAmE ˈeroʊ-/ noun [ U ] the industry of building aircraft and vehicles and equipment to be sent …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NORTH — I. north 1 S1 W2 BrE AmE , North /nɔːθ $ nɔːrθ/ noun [singular, uncountable] ( written abbreviation N ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NORTH — North, the BrE AmE 1 . the northeastern states of the US, especially during the Civil War (1861–65) when they …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEFENSE — I. de ‧ fence S2 W1 BrE AmE British English , defense American English /dɪˈfens/ noun [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMMAND — I. com ‧ mand 1 W3 /kəˈmɑːnd $ kəˈmænd/ BrE AmE noun 1 . CONTROL [uncountable] the control of a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMERICAN — I. A ‧ mer ‧ i ‧ can 1 /əˈmerəkən, əˈmerɪkən/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . relating to the US …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AEROSPACE — aerospace /ˈeərəʊspeɪs $ ˈeroʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the industry that designs and builds aircraft and space vehicles aerospace company/worker …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NORTH — n., adj., & adv. --n. 1 a the point of the horizon 90Û anticlockwise from east. b the compass point …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMMAND — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by to + infin., or that + clause) give formal order or instructions …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AEROSPACE — n. 1 the earth's atmosphere and outer space. 2 the technology of aviation in this region.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NORTH — n., adj., & adv. n. 1 a the point of the horizon 90ø anticlockwise from east. b the compass point …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMMAND — v. & n. v.tr. 1 (often foll. by to + infin., or that + clause) give formal order or instructions …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AEROSPACE — n. 1 the earth's atmosphere and outer space. 2 the technology of aviation in this region.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMERICAN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
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