ATF

proper noun

1. 1

   Variant of AlcoholInitialism of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives).

   According to the ATF, gun makers began cranking out 2.4 million rifles annually in Obama’s first term – a 52 percent increase from the previous four years of the Bush administration.

   During Tuesday’s ceremony at the ATF headquarters, Dettelbach said being sworn in as the agency’s director is the “single greatest honor of my professional life” but also that it is “most certainly the greatest professional challenge of my life.”

noun

1. 1

   Variant of automatic transmission fluidInitialism of automatic transmission fluid.

   Holonyms: automatic transmission < motor vehicle < vehicle

2. 2

   Variant of aviation turbine fuelInitialism of aviation turbine fuel: jet fuel.

3. 3

   Variant of advanced tactical fighterInitialism of advanced tactical fighter.

4. 4

   Variant of auxiliary tugboat fleetInitialism of auxiliary tugboat fleet; a naval fleet tugboat, a fleet tug that can keep up with a fleet on operations

phrase

1. 1

   As Trustee For

prep_phrase

1. 1

   Variant of after the factInitialism of after the fact.

Forms

plural

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