SAA

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noun

Single Action Army. The US Army's classification for the Colt M1873 "Peacemaker" revolver, their standard revolver from 1873 to 1892.

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Meanings

nounSAA (plural SAAs)

plural SAAs

  1. Single Action Army. The US Army's classification for the Colt M1873 "Peacemaker" revolver, their standard revolver from 1873 to 1892.
  2. Small Arms Ammunition. The British armed forces term for ammunition used in sidearms and rifles. The acronym was used in 20th century manuals as an abbreviation.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationhistoricalinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Syrian Arab Army.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of South Atlantic Anomaly.
  3. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Systems Application Architecture (“an IBM technology”).

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APA

SAA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SAA

MLA

“SAA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SAA. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “SAA,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SAA.

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