"QRF" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: QRFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} QRF (plural QRFs)
  1. (military, US) Initialism of quick react(ion(ary))/response force, an armed military term to define a unit capable of rapidly responding to developing situations, typically to assist allied units in need of such assistance. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: quick react(ion(ary))/response force (extra: an armed military term to define a unit capable of rapidly responding to developing situations, typically to assist allied units in need of such assistance) Synonyms: quick react force [military, war, government, politics], quick reactionary force [military, war, government, politics], quick reaction force [military, war, government, politics], quick response force [military, war, government, politics], RRF [military, war, government, politics] Related terms: QRA [military, war, government, politics]

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for QRF meaning in English (2.0kB)

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