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R.A.C
Also WRAC and (colloq.) Wrac |ræk|.
[f. initial letters of its name.]
The Women's Royal Army Corps, formed as the women's corps of the British Army in 1949 to replace the A.T.S.; also, a member of this corps.
1949Times 1 Feb. 2/3 (heading) Inauguration of W.R.A.C. and W.R.A.F. Ibid., The King has given orders for the following appointments in the W.R.A.C.:—The Queen to be Commandant-in-Chief the Women's Royal Army Corps. 1950R.A.F. Rev. Sept. 7/2 They have defeated the W.R.A.C. in every championship shoot since the women's inter-Services championships were started in 1947. 1956R. Macaulay Towers of Trebizond xv. 179 Now the women who go with armies are not encouraged to be so useful to them, they are called Ats and Wrens and Waafs and Wracs and are kept behind the battle lines and are only a small consolation to the troops. 1982Whitaker's Almanack 1983 482 Retirement Benefits... The annual rates for W.R.A.C. were given; these apply to equivalent ranks in all Services. 1984Daily Tel. 7 Apr. 8/1 ‘You are following in the footsteps of great men,’ said the Duchess, Controller-Commandant of the WRAC. |