Assisted dying facility, the opposite of an ALF, aka an assisted living facility.
These are typically state owned, rundown, and severely underfunded ALFs that have overworked nurses and techs that smoke crack-cocaine on their breaks. Most patients unfortunately die due to negligence or wrongful mistreatment, which ironically lowers the facilities funding more. Patients don’t get meals/medication/care on time, or sometimes don’t receive them at all. Somewhere you don’t want to put your grandparents.
John: My mom can’t take care of herself anymore, I’m thinking of putting her up in The Oaks.
Mike: Bro The Oaks? Anywhere but there bro, that place is an ADF! The charge nurse Brittany is strung outon crack.
note: alt. spelling 'defence' when in pommy, matey or kiwi land
A military force which is proven to be relatively weak judging by the fact that high school graduates can actually apply for officer positions and be accepted, FAR OUT MATE
The USMC could take on all branches of the ADF single-handedly with what we have in Okinawa, no sweat.
Alcohol-Free Day. Typically used by people who drink every day when they attempt to rejuvenate their body (and soul) by abstaining from alcohol for 24 hours or more.
Automatic Direction Finder
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Automatic Direction Finding System
a navagation system used by aircraft and sea-going ships. It consists of one or more ground stations that transmit a signal in the 225 to 500 kHz (.225 to .500 MHz) range. Because of the low-frequnecy of these signals, their range is very good and not limited by the line-of-sight range of the VOR system. The recevier in the airplane/boat uses a loop antenna to "home-in" on the station. There is also a long-wire receiving antenna installed on many aircraft. Most ADF receivers can also recieve the AM broadcast band (530 to 1710 kHz) so pilots can also home in on powerful broadcast stations.
ADF signals should not be used in thunderstorms because the high amount of electro-magnetic interferance that lightening causes.
Many pilots can't even use the ADF system, which is a shame, becuase of better systems such as VOR and the GPS systems.