ATF

Translingual

Symbol

ATF

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for the French Southern Territories since 1979.

   Synonym: TF (alpha-2)

2. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for the French Southern and Antarctic Lands from 1974 to 1979.

   Synonym: FQ (alpha-2)

Usage notes

The code was deprecated in favour of ATA (the code for Antarctica) in relation to Adélie Land, but retained in relation to the French Southern Territories, which refers to the remainder of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

English

Proper noun

ATF

1. (US, law enforcement) Initialism of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)

Noun

ATF (countable and uncountable, plural ATFs)

1. (automotive) Abbreviation of automatic transmission fluid.
2. (aviation) Abbreviation of aviation turbine fuel.; jet fuel
3. (US, military, aviation) Initialism of advanced tactical fighter.
4. (US, military, nautical) Initialism of auxiliary tugboat fleet.; a naval fleet tugboat, a fleet tug that can keep up with a fleet on operations

Phrase

ATF

1. (law) As Trustee For

Related terms

• AT
• BATF

Anagrams

• AFT, FAT, FTA, TAF, TFA, Taf, aft, aft-, fat, taf