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Wave

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Wave

noun \ˈwāv\

Definition of WAVE

: a member of the women's component of the United States Navy formed during World War II and discontinued in the 1970s

Origin of WAVE

Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
First Known Use: 1942

Other History Terms

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