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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
qra
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of quick reaction alert, a military and NATO term to define a higher state of readiness in which aircraft will become airborne within minutes to intercept and identify unknown aircraft or intercept one that has lost contact with air traffic control.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

QRAs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

QRF

Questions

What does qra mean?
Initialism of quick reaction alert, a military and NATO term to define a higher state of readiness in which aircraft will become airborne within minutes to intercept and identify unknown aircraft or intercept one that has lost contact with air traffic control.

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