Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faa

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: faa
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Federal Aviation Administration (agency regulating U.S. aviation).

name

Initialism of Federal Arbitration Act (9 USC 1).

name

Initialism of Fleet Air Arm (carrier-borne air force of the U.K.'s Royal Navy).

British usage

noun

The letter ف in the Arabic script.

Example Sentences

"Again he bats back and forth the pages of the thick clipped sheaf of close-typed pages that comprise the results of the FAA investigation into Naomi’s fatal encounter with the northwest slope of Mount Dunkelblum."
"Great River Energy utilized the FAA’s Notice Criteria Tool² to determine if it would be required to file notice to the FAA prior to construction."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

faas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

RNAS RAF RFC NASA NTSB IATA ICAO

Synonyms

federal aviation administration

Questions

What does faa mean?: Initialism of Federal Aviation Administration (agency regulating U.S. aviation).

How to pronounce faa

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