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AWACS

  [ey-waks]
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–noun
a sophisticated detection aircraft, fitted with powerful radar and a computer, capable of simultaneously tracking and plotting large numbers of low-flying aircraft at much greater distances than is possible with ground radar.
Origin:
1965–70; A(irborne) W(arning) A(nd) C(ontrol) S(ystem)
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AWACS   (ā'wāks)   
n.   pl. AWACS
A military surveillance system, carried by aircraft, that is capable of tracking a large number of other aircraft from a great distance.

[A(irborne) W(arning) A(nd) C(ontrol) S(ystem).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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AWACS 
1966, acronym for "Airborne Warning and Control Systems."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
AWACS
airborne warning and control system
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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