raf

«raf» in Mova's school dictionary: The RAF: the Royal Air Force, the air force of the United… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (abbreviation: RAF — the Royal Air Force)

meaning for a pupil

1) (abbreviation) The RAF: the Royal Air Force, the air force of the United Kingdom, founded in 1918. tree →

2) (Australia, NZ, Canada) RAAF, RNZAF and RCAF are the Royal Australian, New Zealand and Canadian Air Forces, named in the same way. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons the RAF is famous for the Battle of Britain in 1940; in everyday life it appears at air shows (the Red Arrows) and in careers talks. Phrases: «in the RAF», «RAF pilot», «RAF base», «the Red Arrows of the RAF».

examples

• My great-grandad flew Spitfires in the RAF. tree →
• The RAF won the Battle of Britain in 1940. tree →
• The Red Arrows are the RAF's display team. tree →
• There is an RAF base near our town. tree →
• She joined the RAF as an engineer. tree →
• Winston Churchill praised the RAF pilots as «the few». tree →

note

Written in capitals: RAF. Said as letters (R-A-F) or sometimes as one word «raff». Use «the»: the RAF. It is an abbreviation, not an ordinary word. Founded on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «raf» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.