TAC

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See also: tac, tác, tâc, tắc, and taç

English

Noun

TAC (countable and uncountable, plural TACs)

  1. (US, military) Acronym of tactical air command.
  2. (US, military) Short for tactical officer.
    • Darrell S. Mudd, The Boys of Chattahoochee: Sons of the Greatest Generation
      There were six tactical officers (TACs) in 95th Company, each in charge of a platoon of 40 officer candidates. TACs were not responsible for classroom or field instruction, as their title might suggest,
    • 2017, John R. Oreskovich, SCUMBAG: The Education of an American Officer, page 40:
      The TACs were commissioned officers; most were infantry officers and OCS graduates. They were lieutenants and called “sir.”

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Proper noun

TAC

  1. Abbreviation of Tacoma.
  2. (publishing) Initialism of The American Conservative.

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French

Noun

TAC f (plural TAC)

  1. Acronym of turbine à combustion.

Synonyms

  • (turbine à combustion): TAG

Portuguese

Etymology

Acronym of tomografia axial computorizada.

Noun

TAC m (plural TACs)

  1. CAT scan; CT scan

Spanish

Etymology

Initialism of tomografía axial computarizada.

Noun

TAC f (plural TAC)

  1. CAT scan; CT scan