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RAF

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: RAF

1
n
the airforce of Great Britain
2
n
a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: RAF
1

n the airforce of Great Britain

Synonyms:
Royal Air Force
Type of:
air force, airforce
the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
2

n a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998

Synonyms:
Red Army Faction
Example of:
FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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