WAFS

or W.A.F.S.

1. Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron.

Word History and Origins

Origin of WAFS¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940

Example Sentences

All the WAFs and FANYs have “a pash” on him.

From Slate

In 1965 she was named a full colonel and director of the WAFs.

From New York Times

The separate status of the WAFs was abolished in 1976, and women were accepted into the military on much the same basis as men.

From New York Times

And there could be only one of those: the head of the Women in the Air Force, popularly known as WAFs, in the manner that members of the Women’s Army Corps were known as WACs.

From New York Times

The Pentagon was suddenly a brighter place last week for WACs, WAFs and secretaries.

From Time Magazine Archive