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  • initialism military Mine and Obstacle Avoidance Sonar

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Examples

  • He had no interest in MOAS, but had no problems killing coyotes, deer, and elk with it.

    Are Ruger Model 77s Accurate Rifles? I Wonder. 2009

  • He had no interest in MOAS, but had no problems killing coyotes, deer, and elk with it.

    Are Ruger Model 77s Accurate Rifles? I Wonder. 2009

  • An unlikely godfather, Batista, exiled in Europe, housed the entire MOAS collection in his former home from 1967 to 1971, while a new MOAS building was under construction.

    An Apostate Welcomed at Last 2008

  • Created from the collection of Fulgencio Batista, the strongman whom Castro overthrew, the works in the Cuban Foundation Museum housed in the MOAS building include modernist paintings by pro-Castro artists like Lam and Amalia Palaez and more than 200 photographs.

    An Apostate Welcomed at Last 2008

  • SAVIDGE: The sandstorm was referred to by the Marines as the MOAS, the mother of all sandstorms.

    CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2003 2003

  • The Assistant Secretary General also highlighted the importance of other events surrounding the General Assembly, such as the meeting of the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), the Model General Assembly for Youth (MOAS) and especially the dialogues of the Foreign Ministers with representatives of civil society, trade unions and the private sector.

    Caribbean Net News Daily Headlines 2010

  • The Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) is the primary art, history and science museum in Central Florida.

    Art Knowledge News 2009

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