PLA

1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of Port of London Authority.
2. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of People's Liberation Army.

   Suao is a strategic port designed to keep Taiwan’s access to maritime supply chains open in times of war, so Koh said it would also be priority targets of the PLA missiles.

   2022 May 12, Minnie Chan, “Satellite images ‘suggest China is practising missile strikes on targets in Taiwan and Guam’”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 12 May 2022

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   Thus, despite the downfall of the conservative military leadership of Wuhan as a consequence of the center’s suppression of the Wuhan Mutiny, subsequent developments indicate an increased reliance on the institution least desirous of continued Cultural Revolution disruption—the PLA.

   1971, Deborah S. Davis, “The Cultural Revolution in Wuhan”, in The Cultural Revolution in the Provinces, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 159

   While the PLA has achieved significant technological milestones in recent years, it has also been dogged by a corruption scandal in its ranks. A number of senior officials have been purged, raising questions about how ready the PLA is to fight a war from a leadership perspective.

   2026 January 20, Patrick Martin, “China's air force has technology that rivals the US's and it could be pivotal in any conflict over Taiwan”, in Australian Broadcasting Corporation, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2026, News

   1. governmentThe national armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
   2. abbreviationclippinggovernmentClipping of PLAGF, the national army of the People's Republic of China.
3. abbreviationhistoricalinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Palestine Liberation Army (“a traditional army of the Palestine Liberation Organization, defunct”).
4. historicalbusinessNYSE stock-ticker symbol for Playboy Enterprises, Inc., now PLBY.
5. abbreviationinitialismslanglifestyleInitialism of Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
6. UKabbreviationhistoricalinitialismgovernmentInitialism of ProLife Alliance.

plural PLAs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismbusinessInitialism of programmable logic array.
2. abbreviationinitialismchemistryInitialism of polylactic acid.

   2016. Wang Y, Qu W, Choi SH. "FDA;s Regulatory Science Program for Generic PLA/PLGA-Based Drug Products", American Pharmaceutical Review, 19(4):14. There are currently 15 FDA-approved PLA/PLGA-based drug products available on the US market (Table 1).

3. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of power lever angle (“angle of the pilot's primary control lever”).
4. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of principle of least astonishment.
5. abbreviationspacecraftAbbreviation of payload attach(ment)/adapt[or/er]

   Synonyms: payload attach, payload attachment, payload adaptor, payload adapter

plural Plas

1. A surname.