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AWACS

American  
[ey-waks] / ˈeɪ wæks /

noun

  1. 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.

AWACS British  
/ ˈeɪwæks /

acronym

  1. airborne warning and control system

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Etymology

Origin of AWACS

1965–70; A(irborne) W(arning) A(nd) C(ontrol) S(ystem)

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