"SOF" meaning in English

See SOF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: SOFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} SOF (plural SOFs)
  1. (military) Initialism of special operations force. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: special operations force
    Sense id: en-SOF-en-noun-jsm4jKC9 Categories (other): Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (military, aviation) Acronym of supervisor of flying Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: supervisor of flying
    Sense id: en-SOF-en-noun-mf2fN7H6 Categories (other): Aviation, Military Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war

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