Definition of COAS - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: courses of action

Rare

possible plans or steps to solve a problem

Rare

We discussed several COAS before choosing the best one.

Acronym

acr: chief of army staff

TECH.

the top officer in charge of the army

TECH.

The COAS visited the military base yesterday.

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Examples of COAS in a sentence

Military planners outlined three COAS for the mission.
The COAS addressed the troops during the annual parade.
A meeting was held with the COAS to discuss defense strategies.

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French:plans d'action, CEMAT, ...
German:Handlungsoptionen, Heereschef, ...
Italian:COAS, capo di stato maggiore dell'esercito, ...
Spanish:cursos de acción, JEME, ...
Portuguese:linhas de ação, chefe do estado-maior do exército, ...
Chinese:行动方案, 陆军参谋长, ...
Japanese:行動方針, COAS, ...
Arabic:مسارات العمل, رئيس أركان الجيش, ...
Hebrew:COAS, רֹאשׁ מַטֵּה הַצָּבָא, ...
Russian:варианты действий, НОСА, ...
Ukrainian:КОД, начальник штабу армії, ...
Hindi:सीओएएस, थल सेनाध्यक्ष, ...
Bengali:কোএএস, সেনাবাহিনীর প্রধান, ...
Catalan:cursos d'acció, JEME, ...
Czech:varianty postupu, náčelník generálního štábu, ...
Danish:handlemuligheder, hærchef, ...
Dutch:opties, opperbevelhebber van het leger, ...
Greek:σενάρια ενεργειών, ΑΕΣ, ...
Hungarian:lehetséges cselekvési módok, a hadsereg vezérkari főnöke, ...
Khmer:ផែនការ ឬជំហានដែលអាចអនុវត្តបានដើម្បីដោះស្រាយបញ្ហា, នាយសេនាធិការកងទ័ពជាន់ខ្ពស់, ...
Korean:행동 방침, 육군참모총장, ...
Persian:روندهای اقدام, رئیس ستاد ارتش, ...
Polish:plany działania, szef sztabu wojsk lądowych, ...
Portuguese (BR):COAs, Comandante do Exército, ...
Romanian:COAS, SSMA, ...
Swedish:handlingsalternativ, arméchef, ...
Thai:แนวทางปฏิบัติ, ผบ.ทบ., ...
Turkish:eyl.kurs., Genelkurmay Başkanı, ...
Vietnamese:phương án hành động, tham mưu trưởng lục quân, ...

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