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MANPADS
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MANPADs
English
Alternative forms
en MANPAD MPADS
Noun
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en w:man-portable air-defense system a handheld anti-aircraft missile.
Usage notes
The singular form en MANPAD is a back-formation, treating the full acronym MANPADS as a plural.
Translations
Polish: pl ppzr
Russian: ru ПЗРК
Ukrainian: uk ПЗРК
See also
en hand-portable man-portable
Anagrams
en aadmnps mandaps
en Weapons