Definitions

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  • initialism travel industry An unknown or empty sector of an itinerary.

Etymologies

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From the four letter computer code that shows on the reservation in place of a flight segment, an acronym of its full title, Arrival Unknown..

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Examples

  • In this report, where he extensively argues the inefficiency of military actions, but, in fact, their inevitability for Azerbaijan, he suggests a simple way out: Azerbaijan has to put up with the thought of losing Karabakh as part of the former Autonomous Region of Nagorno-Karabakh, and Armenia shouldn't hope that she will be able to hold the territories surrounding the former (ARNK)

    Armenianow 2009

  • The Kashatagh region is approximately as big as the former ARNK, and conditions there are deplorable, because whatever has been done during the post war period is not enough to overcome the desolation caused by the war. “One of the main factors hindering the development of the region is the residents†™ uncertainty concerning the region†™ s status, †President Sahakyan said.

    Armenianow Naira Hayrumyan 2008

  • 2 ARNK - ARrival uNKnown, means legs are not continuous

    Slashdot: Your Rights Online 2009

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