AA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Abbreviations.
Senses: examples: text: She said, “I'm an alcoholic, just like my mother was. It's a struggle, but I haven't had a drink in a while.” That was something she hadn't meant to say, something she had never said outside of an AA meeting. But, after it had been said, it felt like as good a way to start as any.
ref: 2013, Edward Kelsey Moore, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 284:
glosses: Initialism of Alcoholics Anonymous: a self-supporting organization of alcoholic people.
examples: text: Like a true AA follower (as in Academy Awards, not 12 steps), I never cared for Oscar parties. Somebody always talked through the songs or Vanessa Redgrave's speech or the costume parade, in which elegant runway models were forced to dress up as the farmers in Places in the Heart.
ref: 1995 April 4, Bruce Vilanch, “Working the AA program”, in The Advocate, number 678, page 67:
glosses: Initialism of Academy Awards: a recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
glosses: Initialism of Addicts Anonymous.
glosses: Initialism of Al Ain.
examples: text: Alas, I fear, Netflix will soon break my heart. And it's an American icon that is warning me: American Airlines (AA). ¶ You see, middlemen are dying. Sabre, the former AA subsidiary that is now an independent global distribution system (GDS) supplying travel agencies and online travel agencies with ticket and pricing information, recently announced it was raising the rates it charges on AA tickets.
ref: 2012, Kaihan Krippendorff, “Today's Business Revolution”, in Outthink the Competition: How a New Generation of Strategists Sees Options Others Ignore, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 21:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of American Airlines: a major American airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of Aerolíneas Argentinas.
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Initialism of Ansett Australia or Ansett Airways.
glosses: Initialism of Air Almanac, a publication.
glosses: Initialism of American Anthropologist: the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association, founded in 1888.
glosses: Initialism of Acta Astronautica: a scientific journal founded in 1955, covering fields related to the peaceful scientific exploration of space.
glosses: Initialism of Aluminum America, a corporation.
glosses: Initialism of The Aluminum Association: a trade association for the aluminum production, fabrication and recycling industries.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Double-A: the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball after Triple-A (AAA).
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of American Association: an American minor league baseball league from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997.
examples: text: As we have said before, never accept an AA increase – if you phone up and threaten to leave they will, in our experience, drop it back to the previous price. Or better still, just keep switching provider each year. LV’s cover is a good alternative.
ref: 2020 January 1, Miles Brignall, “Sit back, do nothing and the AA will double your bill”, in The Guardian:
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
coordinate_terms: RAC
AAA
CAA
glosses: Initialism of The Automobile Association: a British motoring association founded in 1905.
glosses: Initialism of Alzheimer's Association: an American volunteer health organization focusing on care, support and research for Alzheimer's disease.
examples: text: In the American steel industry, only two labor organizations were of any great significance in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These were the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers (The A.A.), and the Knights of Labor. The A.A. was formed in 1876 when the United Sons of Vulcan, composed of iron puddlers and boilers, joined forces with several smaller unions of rolling mill hands and other skilled iron workers.
ref: 1985, James Holt, “Trade Unionism in the British and U.S. Steel Industries, 1888-1914: A Comparative Study”, in Daniel J. Leab, editor, The Labor History Reader, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, pages 170–171:
related: word: A.A.
glosses: Initialism of Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers.
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: Initialism of Ann Arbor Railroad.
glosses: Initialism of Arlington Annex.
examples: text: • APO/FPO AE ZIPs 094-098 — Space Available Mail, Nov. 26; Parcel Airlift Mail, Dec. 3; Priority Mail, Dec. 10; First Class Mail Letters and Cards, Dec.10 and Express Mail Military Service, Dec. 18.
• APO/FPO AA ZIP 340 — Space Available Mail, Nov. 26; Parcel Airlift Mail, Dec. 3; Priority Mail, Dec. 10; First Class Mail Letters and Cards, Dec. 10 and Express Mail Military Service, Dec. 18.
• APO/FPO AP ZIPs 962-966 — Space Available Mail, Nov. 26; Parcel Airlift Mail, Dec. 3; Priority Mail, Dec. 10; First Class Mail Letters and Cards, Dec. 10 and Express Mail Military Service, Dec. 18.
ref: 2010 October 29, Bill Shrum, “Shipping to soldiers for the holidays”, in Stuttgart (Arkansas) Daily Leader:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: USPS military code of Armed Forces – Americas.
glosses: Initialism of Army Act.
glosses: Initialism of aviatsionnaya Armiya.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Initialism of Antiproton Accumulator: an infrastructure connected to the Proton–Antiproton Collider at CERN.
examples: text: In Magic in Theory and Practice, Crowley explains his other Order, the Silver Star (Argentinum Astrum), which certainly does have such a degree. The AA is a totally secret occult organization in which any member should know only the person who initiated him or her and those whom he or she has initiated.
ref: 1999, James R. Lewis, Witchcraft Today: An Encyclopedia of Wiccan and Neopagan Traditions, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 219:
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
occult
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Alternative form of A∴A∴.
examples: text: This specific paper isn't available on AA, but to whom it may intrigue I think this works: […]
ref: 2023 July 7, the-printer, “Tea as Hepatoprotective Agent: A Revisit”, in Hacker News, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2024:
glosses: Initialism of Anna's Archive.
examples: text: Similarly, Alcoa (AA)CEO Klaus Kleinfeld has also dropped plans to attend, but the company will participate, said spokeswoman Monica Orbe.
ref: 2014 May 2, Mark Thompson and Aaron Smith, “U.S. presses CEOs to skip Russia’s Davos”, in CNN Business:
topics: business
finance
stock-ticker-symbol
glosses: Abbreviation of Alcoa.