Civil Air Patrol: Meaning and Definition of

Civ'il Air' Patrol"

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  1. a voluntary organization performing emergency services, as assisting the U.S. Air Force on search missions, and offering aerospace-education and youth programs: founded 1941. Abbr.: CAP
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