AWACS
[ ey-waks ]
/ ˈeɪ wæks /
noun
a sophisticated detection aircraft, fitted with powerful radar and a computer, capable of simultaneously tracking and plotting large numbers of low-flying aircraft at much greater distances than is possible with ground radar.
Origin of AWACS
1965–70;
A(irborne)
W(arning)
A(nd)
C(ontrol)
S(ystem)
Example sentences from the Web for awacs
Again, the Europeans have AWACS, but not enough crews to handle an all-hours campaign lasting months.
The U.S., British, and French air forces each provided their own AWACS airplanes to maintain 24/7 coverage of the war theater.
British Dictionary definitions for awacs
AWACS
Awacs
/ (ˈeɪwæks) /
n acronym for
airborne warning and control system