Meanings
nounATC (plural ATCs)
plural ATCs
- abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of air traffic controller.
nounATC (uncountable)
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableaeronauticsInitialism of air traffic control.
- abbreviationinitialismuncountablerail transportInitialism of automatic train control.
nounATC pl (plural only)
proper noun
- UKabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Air Training Corps (a British youth organisation sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force).
- USabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Air Transport Command (an air transport branch of the US Air Force until June 1 1948, when it was merged with the Naval Air Transport Service to create MATS).
- PhilippinesabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Alabang Town Center: a mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Synonyms: Town
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APA
ATC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATC
MLA
“ATC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATC. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ATC,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ATC.
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