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PRONUNCIATION OF RAPID REACTION FORCE

rapid reaction force  [ˈræpɪd rɪˈækʃən fɔːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAPID REACTION FORCE

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Rapid reaction force is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RAPID REACTION FORCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rapid reaction force

A rapid reaction force is a military or police unit designed to respond in very short time frames to emergencies. When used in reference to police forces such as SWAT teams, the time frame is minutes, while in military applications, such as with the use of paratroops or other commandos, the time frame is hours to days. Rapid reaction forces are designed to intervene quickly as a spearhead to gain and hold ground in quickly unfolding combat or in rather low intensity conflicts, such as uprisings that necessitate the evacuation of foreign embassies. Because they are usually transported by air, such military units are usually lightly armed, but often extremely well trained to compensate for their lower calibre weapons and lack of heavy equipment like tanks.

Definition of rapid reaction force in the English dictionary

The definition of rapid reaction force in the dictionary is a force that can be deployed swiftly to a site of conflict or potential conflict.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAPID REACTION FORCE


deforce
dɪˈfɔːs
downforce
ˈdaʊnˌfɔːs
efforce
ɪˈfɔːs
enforce
ɪnˈfɔːs
force
fɔːs
perforce
pəˈfɔːs
reinforce
ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs
renforce
rɛnˈfɔːs
storm-force
ˈstɔːmˌfɔːs
Wilberforce
ˈwɪlbəˌfɔːs
workforce
ˈwɜːkˌfɔːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAPID REACTION FORCE

rapid
rapid deployment force
rapid dominance
rapid eye movement
rapid eye movement sleep
rapid fire
rapid transit
rapid transit chess
rapid transit system
rapid-fire
rapidity
rapidly
rapidness
rapids
rapier
rapier wit
rapier-like
rapiered
rapine
rapini

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAPID REACTION FORCE

air force
divorce
driving force
electromagnetic force
electromotive force
field of force
field sales force
G-force
in force
labour force
life force
line of force
police force
sales force
storm force
strike force
task force
the force
tour de force
tours de force
vital force

Synonyms and antonyms of rapid reaction force in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rapid reaction force» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAPID REACTION FORCE

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The translations of rapid reaction force from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rapid reaction force» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

快速反应部队
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuerza de reacción rápida
570 millions of speakers

English

rapid reaction force
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तेजी से प्रतिक्रिया बल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قوة الرد السريع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

силы быстрого реагирования
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

força de reacção rápida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্রুত প্রতিক্রিয়া শক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

force de réaction rapide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daya reaksi pesat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schnelle Eingreiftruppe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緊急対応部隊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빠른 반력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gaya reaksi cepet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lực lượng phản ứng nhanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரைவான எதிர்வினை விசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जलद प्रतिक्रिया शक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hızlı tepki kuvveti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forza di reazione rapida
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siły szybkiego reagowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сили швидкого реагування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forță de reacție rapidă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δύναμης ταχείας αντίδρασης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vinnige reaksie van krag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snabbinsatsstyrka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hurtig reaksjonsstyrke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rapid reaction force

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAPID REACTION FORCE»

The term «rapid reaction force» is normally little used and occupies the 130.342 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAPID REACTION FORCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rapid reaction force

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAPID REACTION FORCE»

Discover the use of rapid reaction force in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rapid reaction force and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
European Military Prospects, Economic Constraints, and the ...
Will the European Union have the resources to upgrade the capabilities of the Rapid Reaction Force in the coming decade?
Charles Wolf, Benjamin Zycher, 2001
2
China Review
structure and tables of organization and the training of special forces can become the integral components of a rapid reaction force (lataishu fanying budui) which can rise to the occasion.21 The evolution of the Chinese rapid reaction force ...
Hsin-chi Kuan, Maurice Brosseau, 1991
3
Forces for Good: Cosmopolitan Militaries in the Twenty-first ...
This first deployment of military forces operating under an EU flag was to be a test case of ESDP and the European Rapid Reaction Force (ERRF), but it was quickly followed by the deployment of Operation Artemis in early June 2003.
Lorraine M. Elliott, Graeme Cheeseman, 2004
4
The United Nations Security Council and War: The Evolution ...
The first was that of Boutros-Ghali, in his January 1995 'Supplement to An Agenda for Peace', which included the suggestion that a rapid-reaction force was needed. Whereas many other proposals envisaged a broader range of tasks, going ...
Vaughan Lowe, Adam Roberts, Jennifer Welsh, 2010
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Dictionary of Military Terms
rear rapid ['rapid] adjective quick; rapid fire = to fire several shots in quick succession; rapid reaction force (RRF) = combined -arms force, which is ready to deploy to an area of operations at very short notice; Allied Rapid Reaction Corps  ...
Richard Bowyer, 1999
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Peace Operations and Intrastate Conflict: The Sword Or the ...
On 7 June they presented the secretary-general with a proposal to deploy a Rapid Reaction Force to Bosnia. In a letter to the president of the Security Council, Boutros-Ghali communicated the particulars of the proposal. The Rapid Reaction ...
Thomas R. Mockaitis, 1999
7
The Role and Control of Weapons in the 1990s
The idea is that the Immediate Reaction Force could be deployed without lengthy political discussions. The second type of NATO force will be a new Rapid Reaction Force, consisting of about 70,000 troops. It will be equipped to deploy rapidly ...
Frank Barnaby, 2012
8
Indian Defense Review
ADDRESSING THE COMBINED CONFERENCE OF Indian Military Commanders on October 26,1999 Former Defence Minister George Fernandes had noted that the Indian Armed Forces should set up a Rapid Reaction Force (RRF) that ...
Bharat Verma (Ed.)
9
A Glossary of the European Union
European Rapid Reaction Force After the war in Bosnia (1992–5), agreement was reached by the European Union (EU) at a summit in Helsinki in 1999 to establish a Rapid Reaction Force to assist in peacekeeping. The force was declared ...
Alistair Jones, 2008
10
Bosnia and Beyond: The "quiet" Revolution that Wouldn't Go ...
474 A RAPID REACTION FORCE As we have seen, the US was not receptive to either a permanent UN force or a rapid reaction force that could be deployed by the Security Council. In that regard, however, it is well behind other nations, such  ...
Jeanne M. Haskin, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAPID REACTION FORCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rapid reaction force is used in the context of the following news items.
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NATO to Open Regional Rapid Reaction Force HQ in Lithuania
VILNIUS, Lithuania -- NATO will open the first Baltic regional headquarters for its new rapid reaction force in Lithuania in the coming months, amid growing ... «Military.com, Jul 15»
2
Nato testing new rapid reaction force for first time
Nato has been testing its new rapid reaction force for the first time amid ... It was set up after the Nato summit in Wales last year as a response to the crisis in ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
3
NATO rapid reaction force trains in Poland
This year, NATO is conducting its largest maneuver since the end of the Cold War. Now the rapid action forces, established last autumn, are displaying their ... «Deutsche Welle, Jun 15»
4
NATO's rapid reaction force cuts its teeth in Poland
NATO's new rapid response is sending a readiness message to Russia and reassuring its eastern European members spooked by the Kremlin's actions in ... «Ukraine Today, Jun 15»
5
NATO's new rapid reaction force trains as reassurance to eastern …
ZAGAN, Poland – More than 2,000 troops of NATO's new spearhead force are training on their response to a crisis, using tanks and live munition at a test range ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
6
Canada considering joining NATO rapid reaction force
OTTAWA -- The Harper government is considering joining NATO's rapid reaction force, but doing so could mean spurning a traditional ally whose been courting ... «CTV News, Jun 15»
7
About 600 US and Georgian troops hold exercises to prepare for …
... 600 US and Georgian troops hold exercises to prepare for rapid reaction force ... on enhancing US and Georgian NATO Response Force interoperability in the ... «Fox News, May 15»
8
CSTO Rapid Reaction Forces Carry Out Military Exercises in Tajikistan
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) holds military exercises of its rapid reaction forces on Sunday in Tajikistan, CSTO said ... «Sputnik International, May 15»
9
NATO Exercise Tests How Rapid Reaction Force Is
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in an exercise playing out in 11 countries, made its first attempt this week to test its revamped rapid-reaction force, the ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
10
Arab League Sets New Defense Force at 40000
The force, announced during the Arab League Summit's preparatory meeting on ... a rapid reaction force and a rescue operations command," the source said. «DefenseNews.com, Apr 15»

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