AWACS: Meaning and Definition of

AWACS

Pronunciation: (ā'waks), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
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