pla
/plˈɑ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Initialism of Port of London Authority.
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Initialism of Palestine Liberation Army (“a traditional army of the Palestine Liberation Organization, defunct”).
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NYSE stock-ticker symbol for Playboy Enterprises, Inc., now PLBY.
Example Sentences
- "Thus, despite the downfall of the conservative military leadership of Wuhan as a consequence of the center’s suppression of the Wuhan Mutiny, subsequent developments indicate an increased reliance on the institution least desirous of continued Cultural Revolution disruption—the PLA."
- "Suao is a strategic port designed to keep Taiwan’s access to maritime supply chains open in times of war, so Koh said it would also be priority targets of the PLA missiles."
- "While the PLA has achieved significant technological milestones in recent years, it has also been dogged by a corruption scandal in its ranks. A number of senior officials have been purged, raising questions about how ready the PLA is to fight a war from a leadership perspective."
- "2016. Wang Y, Qu W, Choi SH. "FDA;s Regulatory Science Program for Generic PLA/PLGA-Based Drug Products", American Pharmaceutical Review, 19(4):14. There are currently 15 FDA-approved PLA/PLGA-based drug products available on the US market (Table 1)."
Etymology
Usage
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Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
payload attach
payload attachment
payload adaptor
payload adapter