RAF

n. aviation branch of the United Kingdom's armed forces

Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, as he is known in Europe, (October 22 1783-September 18 1840) was a nineteenth-century polymath who led a chaotic life. Many have called him a genius, but he was also an eccentric autodidact, sometimes considered close to insanity. He was very successful in various fields of knowledge; zoologist, botanist, malacologist, meteorologist, writer, evolutionist, polyglot, translator. He wrote prolifically on such diverse topics as anthropology, biology, geology, and linguistics; but was honored in none during his lifetime. Today, it is generally recognized that he was far ahead of his time in many fields.
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The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. The RAF was formed on 1 April 1918 and has since taken a significant role in British military history since then, playing a large part in World War II and in conflicts such as the recent war in Iraq. The RAF has 998 aircraft and, as of 2007, 45,710 regular personnel.
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Noun
1. the airforce of Great Britain
(synonym) Royal Air Force
(hypernym) air force, airforce
2. 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
(synonym) Red Army Faction
(hypernym) terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
(classification) Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG

RAF, Red Army faction

R.A.F., Royal Air Force, aviation branch of the United Kingdom's armed forces