Get to know Ciws better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning.
Ciws meaning
Acronym of close-in weapon system, such as Phalanx.
Using Ciws
- The main meaning on this page is: Acronym of close-in weapon system, such as Phalanx.
Context around Ciws
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ciws
- In this selection, "ciws" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, system, based, phalanx and fire stand out and add context to how "ciws" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dunham s ciws fire controlmen and ground based ciws for c. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ciws" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ciws
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The ship is equipped with two Phalanx CIWS and two SeaRAM for its defense. (14 words)
Six of these CIWS are installed on the boat’s superstructure, giving it potent defenses against incoming fire. (18 words)
When I was in Iraq, the major FOBs had Centurion, kind of a ground-based CIWS, for C-RAM (Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortars). (24 words)
INS Vikramaditya that was procured from Russia five years ago and handed over to the Indian Navy without a close-in weapon system (CIWS), which is necessary for aircraft carriers, is finally installed during refit and will be fully operational. (40 words)
The award consists of a brass plaque engraved with the names of Jason Dunham’s CIWS fire controlmen and a plaque with the ship’s name. (26 words)
When I was in Iraq, the major FOBs had Centurion, kind of a ground-based CIWS, for C-RAM (Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortars). (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
Six of these CIWS are installed on the boat’s superstructure, giving it potent defenses against incoming fire.
The award consists of a brass plaque engraved with the names of Jason Dunham’s CIWS fire controlmen and a plaque with the ship’s name.
INS Vikramaditya that was procured from Russia five years ago and handed over to the Indian Navy without a close-in weapon system (CIWS), which is necessary for aircraft carriers, is finally installed during refit and will be fully operational.
When I was in Iraq, the major FOBs had Centurion, kind of a ground-based CIWS, for C-RAM (Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortars).
The ship is equipped with two Phalanx CIWS and two SeaRAM for its defense.