| Alice Marble |
U.S. tennis player who won the U.S. tennis championship singles titles four times (1936, 1938-40) prior to working as a spy for U.S. intelligence (b.1913--d.1990). |
| all-American |
(often cap.) an individual selected as a member of a hypothetical team of the best U.S. players in a particular sport. [1/5 definitions] |
| allotment |
in the U.S. military, the portion of a person's salary authorized for payment directly to another party, such as a dependent. [1/2 definitions] |
| Althea Gibson |
U.S. professional tennis player, who was the first African-American woman to win all the major world singles tennis titles (b.1927--d.2003). |
| Americanism |
in the United States, patriotism, or devotion to U.S. customs, institutions, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| American Samoa |
an unincorporated U.S. territory consisting of seven South Pacific islands north of Tonga. (Cf. Samoa, Western Samoa.) |
| angstrom |
(often cap.) a unit of length equal to one hundred-millionth of a centimeter, used in measuring light waves; angstrom unit. (abbr.: A, A.U.) |
| Annapolis |
the U.S. Naval Academy located there. [1/2 definitions] |
| Anne Sullivan |
a U.S. educator who pioneered techniques for teaching the blind, deaf-blind, and visually impaired through her work with Helen Keller (b.1866--d.1936). |
| antifederalist |
(often cap.) a member of, or sympathizer with, the party that opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. |
| antiflu |
combined form of flu. |
| AR |
abbreviation of "Arkansas," a south central U.S. state between Mississippi and Oklahoma. |
| Arizona |
a southwestern U.S. state between California and New Mexico. (abbr.: AZ) |
| Arkansas |
a south central U.S. state between Mississippi and Oklahoma. (abbr.: AR) |
| Articles of Confederation |
a document created in 1781 that served as a set of guidelines for governing the newly formed United States of America. The Articles of Confederation created a "firm league of friendship" among the thirteen original states and maintained the majority of power in states' hands. It was replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789. |
| Atlanta |
the capital of the U.S. state of Georgia. |
| attorney general |
(cap.) the director of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member of the President's Cabinet. [1/2 definitions] |
| AZ |
abbreviation of "Arizona," a southwestern U.S. state between California and New Mexico. |
| B- |
in the U.S. military, a plane used to transport and drop bombs, such as a B-17 or B-52. |
| B-1 |
a heavy U.S. jet bomber built for the 1980s. |
| B-17 |
a four-engine U.S. bomber extensively used in World War II; Flying Fortress. |