"ABM" meaning in English

See ABM in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} ABM
  1. Ellipsis of ABM Treaty. (Initialism of anti-ballistic missile.) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: ABM Treaty (extra: Initialism of anti-ballistic missile.)
    Sense id: en-ABM-en-name-EC3c884w Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Nuclear warfare Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 19 31 30 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 16 30 30 1 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 17 31 31 1 7 Disambiguation of Nuclear warfare: 21 24 25 25 1 5

Noun

Forms: ABMs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ABM (countable and uncountable, plural ABMs)
  1. (military, astronautics) Initialism of anti-ballistic missile. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: anti-ballistic missile
    Sense id: en-ABM-en-noun-AOxhONac Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Astronautics, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Nuclear warfare Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 19 31 30 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 16 30 30 1 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 17 31 31 1 7 Disambiguation of Nuclear warfare: 21 24 25 25 1 5 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  2. (banking, Canada) Initialism of automated bank machine. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: automated bank machine
    Sense id: en-ABM-en-noun-I0~uOWEk Categories (other): Canadian English, Banking, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Nuclear warfare Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 19 31 30 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 16 30 30 1 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 17 31 31 1 7 Disambiguation of Nuclear warfare: 21 24 25 25 1 5 Topics: banking, business
  3. (cooking) Initialism of automatic bread machine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: automatic bread machine
    Sense id: en-ABM-en-noun-rubzq0v4 Categories (other): Cooking, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Nuclear warfare Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 19 31 30 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 16 30 30 1 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 17 31 31 1 7 Disambiguation of Nuclear warfare: 21 24 25 25 1 5 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  4. (management) Initialism of activity-based management. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: activity-based management
    Sense id: en-ABM-en-noun-rd-LkZz0 Categories (other): Management Topics: management
  5. (Philippines, education) Initialism of accountancy and business management, one of the strands under the academic track in senior high school. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: accountancy and business management, one of the strands under the academic track in senior high school
    Sense id: en-ABM-en-noun-LjEoNnHb Categories (other): Philippine English, Education Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: SLBM [military, war, government, politics], ICBM [military, war, government, politics], LRBM [military, war, government, politics], IRBM [military, war, government, politics], MRBM [military, war, government, politics], SRBM [military, war, government, politics], AShBM [military, war, government, politics], STEM [Philippines], HUMSS [Philippines], GAS [Philippines]

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          "word": "accountancy and business management"
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          "word": "one of the strands under the academic track in senior high school"
        }
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        "en:Education"
      ],
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        "Initialism of accountancy and business management, one of the strands under the academic track in senior high school."
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Philippines, education) Initialism of accountancy and business management, one of the strands under the academic track in senior high school."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ABM"
}

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