TAC

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tac"

English

Noun

TAC (countable and uncountable, plural TACs)

  1. (US, military) Acronym of tactical air command.
  2. (US, military) Clipping of 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.”

Proper noun

TAC

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

Derived terms

  • SEATAC

Anagrams

French

Noun

TAC f (invariable)

  1. acronym of turbine à combustion
    Synonym: TAG

Portuguese

Etymology

Acronym of tomografia axial computorizada.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: TAC
  • Homophone: (Brazil) taque

Noun

TAC m or f (plural TACs)

  1. CAT scan; CT scan

Usage notes

  • The gender of this Portuguese noun varies from speaker to speaker. Some use it as a masculine noun and others as a feminine noun.

Spanish

Etymology

Initialism of tomografía axial computarizada.

Noun

TAC f (plural TAC)

  1. CAT scan; CT scan