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ACLANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council
Synonyms:
ACLANT; Allied Command Atlantic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("ACLANT" is a kind of...):
headquarters ((plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff)
Meronyms (members of "ACLANT"):
SACLANT; Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council)
Holonyms ("ACLANT" is a part of...):
NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security)