A&P

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Noun

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A&P (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, education) Initialism of anatomy and physiology.
  2. (aviation) Initialism of airframe and powerplant.
    1. An FAA aircraft maintenance qualification
      • 2019, Mike Busch, Airplane Ownership vol 1, Savvy Aviator Inc, page 267:
        By the time I decided to go for my A&P ticket, I was already a pretty seasoned aircraft mechanic
    2. An FAA licensed airplane mechanic or engineer
      • 2019, Mike Busch, Airplane Ownership vol 1, Savvy Aviator Inc, page 280:
        But most A&Ps at the low end of the food chain who work on our piston-powered aircraft are not employed by a Certified Repair Station

Adjective

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A&P (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Initialism of anterior and posterior.
  2. (business) Initialism of advertising and promotional.
  3. (agriculture) Initialism of agriculture and pastoral.

Proper noun

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A&P

  1. Initialism of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company: an American chain of grocery stores that operated from 1859 to 2015.

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