IAF

See also: iaf

Translingual

Proper noun

IAF

1. (astronautics) Initialism of International Astronautical Federation; from English IAF. The international federation for astronautics and space advocay

   Coordinate terms: (astronautics) UNOOSA, COPUOS

   Coordinate terms: (aerospace) ICAO, IATA

   Coordinate terms: (world federations) FAI, FIA

English

Proper noun

IAF

1. (military, aviation) Any of several air forces

   Hypernym: AF

   1. Initialism of Indian Air Force.

      Hypernym: IAF (Indian Armed Forces)

      • 2023 March 24, Rhea Mogul, “Russia can’t meet India arms deliveries due to Ukraine war, Indian Air Force says”, in CNN‎^[1]:

        An IAF representative told an Indian parliamentary committee that due to the Ukraine war a “major delivery” from Moscow “is not going to take place.”

   2. Initialism of Indonesian Air Force.

      Hypernym: INAF (Indonesian National Armed Forces)

   3. Initialism of Iraqi Air Force.

      Hypernym: IAF (Iraqi Armed Forces)

   4. Initialism of Israeli Air Force.

      Hypernym: IDF (Israeli Defence Forces)

      • 2024 September 27, Abeer Salman, “Israel continues striking Beirut buildings allegedly housing Hezbollah weapons and command centers”, in CNN‎^[2]:

        “Following precise IDF intelligence, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) is currently conducting strikes on strategic terror targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the area of Beirut. Among the targets struck are weapons production facilities, buildings used to store advanced weapons and key command centers of the terrorist organization,” the IDF said in a statement.

   5. Initialism of Italian Air Force.

      Hypernym: IAF (Italian Armed Forces)

   6. (dated) Initialism of Iranian Air Force.

      Synonym: IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force)

      Hypernyms: AFI (Armed Forces of Iran), IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces)

2. (military) Any of several armed forces

   Hypernym: AF

   1. Initialism of Indian Armed Forces.

      Hyponym: IAF (Indian Air Force)

   2. Initialism of Iraqi Armed Forces.

      Hyponym: IAF (Iraqi Air Force)

   3. Initialism of Italian Armed Forces.

      Hyponym: IAF (Italian Air Force)

3. (US) Initialism of Inter-American Foundation.
   • 2017 May 23, Gregory Krieg and Will Mullery, “Trump’s budget by the numbers: What gets cut and why”, in CNN‎^[3]:

     “The Budget proposes to eliminate the African Development Foundation (ADF) and the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) in order to streamline functions across Government. The funding included in the Budget reflects close-out costs for ADF and IAF, particularly to pay severance costs.