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) Short for 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.”

Related terms

• MAC (See entry under Mac acronyms)
• SAC

Proper noun

TAC

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

Derived terms

• SEATAC

Anagrams

• cat, Cat, act., Act., CAT, ATC, Act, act, A.C.T., A. C. T., CTA, cat-, ACT, TCA

French

Noun

TAC f (plural TAC)

1. Acronym of turbine à combustion.

Synonyms

• (turbine à combustion): TAG

Portuguese

Etymology

Acronym of tomografia axial computorizada.

Noun

TAC m (plural TACs)

1. CAT scan; CT scan

Spanish

Etymology

Initialism of tomografía axial computarizada.

Noun

TAC f (plural #)

1. CAT scan; CT scan