AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS DETACHMENT

Meaning of AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS DETACHMENT in English

A squadron-size headquarters that could be a composite organization composed of different Air Force special operations assets. The detachment is normally subordinate to an Air Force special operations component, joint special operations task force, or joint task force, depending upon size and duration of the operation. Also called AFSOD. (JP 3-05)

DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012

DETACHMENT — (mil.) section; (aloofness) isolation
English interlingue dictionary
DETACHMENT — noun Date: 1669 the action or process of detaching ; separation , 2. the dispatch of a body of troops …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPECIAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) special prosecutor {{link=special education">special education special effects Special Olympics
Английский словарь Британика
OPERATIONS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) operations research {{link=vector operations">vector operations
Английский словарь Британика
FORCE — I Action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a body or to distort it. It is a …
Английский словарь Британика
SPECIAL — I. ˈspeshəl adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French or Latin; Old French especial, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORCE — I. ˈfō(ə)rs, ˈfȯ(ə)rs, ˈfōəs, ˈfȯ(ə)s noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French force, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AIR — I. ˈār variant of ere I II. adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) ar, are, from ar, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DETACHMENT — -chmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French détachement, from détacher + -ment 1. : the act or fact of detaching …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPECIAL — — specially , adv. /spesh"euhl/ , adj. 1. of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORCE — — forceable , adj. — forceless , adj. — forcer , n. — forcingly , adv. /fawrs, fohrs/ , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AIR — air 1 — airlike , adj. /air/ , n. 1. a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPECIAL — I. ˈspe-shəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French especial, from Latin specialis individual, particular, from species species …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORCE — I. ˈfȯrs noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * fortia, from Latin fortis strong Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AIR — I. ˈer noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin aer, from Greek aēr Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPECIAL — adj chief in excellence. 2. special ·noun a particular. 3. special ·noun one appointed for a special service or occasion. …
Webster English vocab
FORCE — noun validity; efficacy. 2. force ·noun a waterfall; a cascade. 3. force ·noun to allow the force of; to value; …
Webster English vocab
DETACHMENT — noun abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation. 2. detachment ·noun the act of detaching or separating, or the state of being …
Webster English vocab
AIR — noun intelligence; information. 2. air ·noun odoriferous or contaminated air. 3. air ·noun utterance abroad; publicity; vent. 4. air ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SPECIAL — [spe.cial] adj [ME, fr. OF or L; OF especial, fr. L specialis individual, particular, fr. species species] (13c) 1: distinguished …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPECIAL — special BrE AmE ˈspeʃ ə l ▷ special|s z ▶ ˈ Special Branch BrE AmE ▶ ˌ special de ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DETACHMENT — detachment BrE AmE di ˈtætʃ mənt də- ▷ detachment|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPECIAL — / ˈspeʃl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] not ordinary or usual; different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORCE — / fɔːs; NAmE fɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun VIOLENT ACTION 1. [ U ] violent physical action used to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DETACHMENT — / dɪˈtætʃmənt; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the state of not being involved in sth in an emotional …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AIR — / eə(r); NAmE er/ noun , verb ■ noun GAS 1. [ U ] the mixture of gases that surrounds …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPECIAL — I. spe ‧ cial 1 S1 W1 /ˈspeʃ ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ special …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORCE — I. force 1 S2 W1 /fɔːs $ fɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ forceful , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DETACHMENT — de ‧ tach ‧ ment /dɪˈtætʃmənt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ attachment , ↑ detachment ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AIR — I. air 1 S1 W1 /eə $ er/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-7, 9: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPECIAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 a particularly good; exceptional; out of the ordinary (bought them a special present; took special …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORCE — n. & v. --n. 1 power; exerted strength or impetus; intense effort. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the use …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AIR — n. & v. --n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPECIAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 a particularly good; exceptional; out of the ordinary (bought them a special present; took special …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORCE — n. & v. n. 1 power; exerted strength or impetus; intense effort. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the use …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AIR — n. & v. n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPECIAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. a particularly good; exceptional; out of the ordinary (bought them a special present; took special …
Oxford English vocab
FORCE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. power; exerted strength or impetus; intense effort. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the …
Oxford English vocab
AIR — n. & v. --n. 1. an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SPECIAL — ( specials) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone or something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORCE — ( forces, forcing, forced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DETACHMENT — ( detachments) 1. Detachment is the feeling that you have of not being personally involved in something or of having …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AIR — ( airs, airing, aired) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Air is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DETACHMENT — (~s) 1. Detachment is the feeling that you have of not being personally involved in something or of having no …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPECIAL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a defence force (= group of soldiers, pilots etc trained to defend a country …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DETACHMENT — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Doctors need to have some degree of emotional detachment . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AIR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a road/rail/air crash ▪ There will be an investigation into the cause of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPECIAL — (PARTICULAR) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - having a particular purposeFirefighters use special breathing equipment in smoky buildings.You need special …
Cambridge English vocab
DETACHMENT — [noun] [U]She has an air of detachment (= not being involved) as if nothing that happens around her could ever …
Cambridge English vocab
OPERATIONS — n. operations research operations management vector operations
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SPECIAL — n. Special Forces special prosecutor special education special effects Special Olympics
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DETACHMENT — Synonyms and related words : Jim Crow, KP, Olympian detachment, abstraction, abulia, accidia, acedia, adjunct, age group, alienation, aloneness, aloofness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DETACHMENT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete ▪ clinical , professional ▪ She gazed at the body with almost clinical ~. ▪ cool …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SPECIAL — INDEX: 1. special RELATED WORDS see also ↑ UNUSUAL ↑ DIFFERENT ◆◆◆ 1. special ▷ special /ˈspeʃ ə l/ [adjective] …
Longman Activator English vocab
OPERATIONS — See ↑ BUSINESS 1
Longman Activator English vocab
AIR — INDEX: 1. the air that we breathe 2. when there is not enough fresh air 3. to let fresh air …
Longman Activator English vocab
SPECIAL — n. 25B6; adjective a very special person : EXCEPTIONAL, unusual, singular, uncommon, notable, noteworthy, remarkable, outstanding, unique. our town's special …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DETACHMENT — n. 25B6; noun she looked on everything with detachment : OBJECTIVITY, dispassion, disinterest, open-mindedness, neutrality, impartiality; indifference, aloofness. a detachment …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OPERATIONS — n. 1) to conduct ~ 2) drilling; joint; military; mining; offensive; salvage ~ 3) ( mil .) a theater of …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SPECIAL — adj. 1 particular, specific, exceptional, uncommon, especial, rare, unusual, out of the ordinary, extraordinary, different, unorthodox, unconventional, unique, precise, individual, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DETACHMENT — n. 1 separating, unfastening, disconnecting, detaching, disengaging; separation, disconnection, disengagement Most young birds cannot survive a prolonged period of detachment …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPECIAL — 1. прил. 1) особый, особенный, специальный а) необычный, отличающийся каким-л. особым качеством; особ. улучшенного качества special blend ≈ особая смесь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OPERATIONS — Действия arbitrage ~ арбитражные операции credit ~ кредитные операции current capital ~ текущие операции с оборотным капиталом day-to-day ~ повседневная …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms

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