CENTCOMn.

Brit.

/ˈsɛntkɒm/, U.S.

/ˈsɛn(t)ˌkɑm/

Forms: 1900s– CENTCOM, 1900s– CentCom, 1900s– Centcom.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English Central Command.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of Central Command.

The United States Central Command, a military unit within the Department of Defense made up of components from the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force, and tasked with overseeing and executing all military operations taking place in Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.Originally established as the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force in 1980, the organization was renamed in 1983 to reflect its expanded, more permanent role.

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1982 Stars & Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany) 10 Dec. 5/1 To be called..CENTCOM in Pentagonese, the force will..retain its primary mission of planning for and responding to any crisis in the Persian Gulf area.

1986 Sun (Baltimore) 4 Aug. 2 a/4 Centcom is no longer the paper tiger that critics have portrayed it to be.

1992 H. N. Schwarzkopf It doesn't take Hero xvi. 306 Since you're the senior man present, you're going to be acting CENTCOM commander.

1998 Guardian (Nexis) 13 Feb. 12 Gen Zinni..became head of Centcom only last year.

2008 New Yorker 28 Jan. 52/2 CENTCOM.., together with Musharraf's government, developed a strategy for calming the Tribal Areas.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centcom
释义	CENTCOMn. Brit. /ˈsɛntkɒm/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ˌkɑm/ Forms: 1900s– CENTCOM, 1900s– CentCom, 1900s– Centcom. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English Central Command. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of Central Command. The United States Central Command, a military unit within the Department of Defense made up of components from the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force, and tasked with overseeing and executing all military operations taking place in Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.Originally established as the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force in 1980, the organization was renamed in 1983 to reflect its expanded, more permanent role. ΚΠ 1982 Stars & Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany) 10 Dec. 5/1 To be called..CENTCOM in Pentagonese, the force will..retain its primary mission of planning for and responding to any crisis in the Persian Gulf area. 1986 Sun (Baltimore) 4 Aug. 2 a/4 Centcom is no longer the paper tiger that critics have portrayed it to be. 1992 H. N. Schwarzkopf It doesn't take Hero xvi. 306 Since you're the senior man present, you're going to be acting CENTCOM commander. 1998 Guardian (Nexis) 13 Feb. 12 Gen Zinni..became head of Centcom only last year. 2008 New Yorker 28 Jan. 52/2 CENTCOM.., together with Musharraf's government, developed a strategy for calming the Tribal Areas. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1982
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