"CAB" meaning in English

See CAB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: En-us-ncalif-cab.ogg
Head templates: {{en-prop}} CAB
  1. (US) Initialism of Civil Aeronautics Board. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Civil Aeronautics Board
    Sense id: en-CAB-en-name-EgJFX5Gd Categories (other): American English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 26 21 4 15 10 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 26 22 3 15 10 2 2
  2. (UK) Initialism of Citizens Advice Bureau. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Citizens Advice Bureau
    Sense id: en-CAB-en-name-g9sYl6WY Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 25 20 6 9 12 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 26 21 4 15 10 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 26 22 3 15 10 2 2
  3. (Ireland) Initialism of Criminal Assets Bureau. Tags: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Criminal Assets Bureau
    Sense id: en-CAB-en-name-JUamLdGa Categories (other): Irish English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 26 21 4 15 10 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 26 22 3 15 10 2 2
  4. (military, US) Initialism of Combat Action Badge. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Combat Action Badge
    Sense id: en-CAB-en-name-punksHu9 Categories (other): American English, Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  5. (rail transport) The station code of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong.
    Sense id: en-CAB-en-name-5FNuOjN0 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Rail transportation, Station codes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 26 21 4 15 10 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 26 22 3 15 10 2 2 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Noun

Audio: En-us-ncalif-cab.ogg Forms: CABs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} CAB (countable and uncountable, plural CABs)
  1. (emergency medicine) Initialism of chest compressions, airway and breathing. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: chest compressions, airway and breathing
    Sense id: en-CAB-en-noun-Mx4wB7Kt Categories (other): Emergency medicine, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 26 22 3 15 10 2 2 Topics: emergency-medicine, medicine, sciences
  2. (psychology) Initialism of Cognition, Affect, and Behavior. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Cognition, Affect, and Behavior Synonyms: ABC
    Sense id: en-CAB-en-noun-JiAkgbxn Categories (other): Psychology Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  3. Initialism of caffeinated alcoholic beverage. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: caffeinated alcoholic beverage
    Sense id: en-CAB-en-noun-zdn1dizu

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