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Defunct command element of the Royal Air Force
Support Command was a command of the Royal Air Force between 1973 and 1994. The headquarters was located at RAF Brampton in Cambridgeshire. It was formed
RAF_Support_Command
Former command of the Royal Air Force
Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations – No. 1 Group RAF and No. 2 Group RAF. The last Commander-in-Chief
RAF_Strike_Command
Royal Air Force main operating base in Oxfordshire, England
front-line station and from 2009 to 2025 was home to the RAF's fleet of Westland Puma HC2 support helicopters, which were used primarily for the transportation
RAF_Benson
Former RAF Base in Cambridgeshire, England
RAF Brampton was a non-flying Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, England. Formerly the home of RAF Support Command, it also became
RAF_Brampton
Former command of the Royal Air Force
RAF Fighter Command was one of the commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It operated
RAF_Fighter_Command
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
V-bomber force, before becoming an RAF Support Command base and housing the headquarters of the RAF Search and Rescue Force. RAF Finningley was decommissioned
RAF_Finningley
Topics referred to by the same term
Support Command may refer to: Support Command (Albania) Support Command (New Zealand) Support Command (British Army) RAF Support Command RAAF Support
Support_Command
Former command of the Royal Air Force
being renamed RAF Support Command on 31 August 1973. Maintenance Command was formed in 1938. No. 40 Group RAF was formed within the command on 3 January
RAF_Maintenance_Command
Organisation and equipment in 1989
Air Force (RAF) was as follows: The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) was an air chief marshal (ACM), who was the professional head in command the Royal Air
Outline of the British Royal Air Force at the end of the Cold War
Outline_of_the_British_Royal_Air_Force_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
Former command of the Royal Air Force
Bomber Command, Royal Air Force controlled the Royal Air Force's (RAF) bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. Along with the United States Army Air Forces, it
RAF_Bomber_Command
Former command of the Royal Air Force
change of emphasis of the Command from solely transporting materials and manpower around the world to providing general support to RAF operations around the
RAF_Air_Support_Command
Former command of the Royal Air Force
on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967. During the Second World War, it
RAF_Transport_Command
Former command of the Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force's Logistics Command was a command formed to provide logistics support for the RAF. The Command was formed on 1 April 1994 and its role
RAF_Logistics_Command
Former command of the Royal Air Force
formed from RAF Inland Area on 1 May 1936 and absorbed into RAF Support Command on 13 June 1977. From 27 May 1940 to 1 June 1968, Training Command did not
RAF_Training_Command
Headquarters of the Royal Air Force
Air Command is the title applied to the Royal Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff's headquarters at RAF High Wycombe. As a military formation was formed
RAF_Air_Command
Former command of the Royal Air Force
RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was founded in 1936, when the RAF was restructured into Fighter, Bomber and Coastal
RAF_Coastal_Command
Tri-service command of the British Armed Forces
grouping of all battlefield support helicopters operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Army Air Corps (AAC) and Royal Air Force (RAF) into one of the services
Joint_Aviation_Command
Royal Air Force headquarters and administrative station in Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire, England. It houses Headquarters Air Command, and was originally designed to house RAF Bomber Command in the late 1930s. The station is also the
RAF_High_Wycombe
Former command of the Royal Air Force
RAF Home Command was the Royal Air Force command that was responsible for the maintenance and training of reserve organisations from formation on 1 February
RAF_Home_Command
Royal Air Force air combat support station in Suffolk, England
Ministry. RAF Honington was then used by RAF Transport Command. The station provided support the Berlin Airlift and was transferred to RAF Bomber Command in
RAF_Honington
On 1 October 1978 RAF Boddington became No. 9 Signals Unit (No. 9 SU), an independent Unit under the control of RAF Support Command Signals Headquarters
MOD_Boddington
Group command element of the Royal Air Force
January 1960, became part of RAF Air Support Command in 1967 and then, in 1972, the air support group within RAF Strike Command. It was temporarily disbanded
No._38_Group_RAF
Former command of the Royal Air Force
RAF Ferry Command was the secretive Royal Air Force command formed on 20 July 1941 to ferry urgently needed aircraft from their place of manufacture in
RAF_Ferry_Command
Squadrons of the Royal Air Force which provide gliding experience for Air Cadets
Command. In 1977, Training Command was absorbed into RAF Support Command, and then moved into Personnel and Training Command on its establishment in 1994
Volunteer_Gliding_Squadron
Former command of the Royal Air Force
The RAF Army Co-operation Command was a short-lived command of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, comprising the army cooperation units
RAF_Army_Cooperation_Command
Former Royal Air Force signals group
transferred to RAF Maintenance Command on 1 September 1972 and disbanded on 31 August 1973, becoming part of RAF Support Command. 444 Signals Unit 444 Signals
No._90_(Signals)_Group_RAF
Royal Air Force air combat support station in Cambridgeshire, England
with 266 Squadron). Immediately after the war RAF Wittering, once again, transferred back to Fighter Command in 1946 providing a home to a variety of squadrons
RAF_Wittering
Royal Air Force command in charge of British forces in Iraq (1922–1941)
Iraq Command was the Royal Air Force (RAF) commanded inter-service command in charge of British forces in Iraq in the 1920s and early 1930s, during the
RAF_Iraq_Command
in purely RAF-context in 1936 when Bomber Command, Fighter Command, Coastal Command and Training Command were formed. Since that time the RAF has made
List of Royal Air Force commands
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_commands
Royal Air Force operations group
as it controls the aircraft used to support the Royal Navy and RAF's front line combat force. Assets under command includes the Strategic and Tactical
No._2_Group_RAF
Former command of the Royal Air Force
the responsibilities of the former RAF Personnel Management Centre and the training functions of RAF Support Command. It therefore became responsible for
RAF Personnel and Training Command
RAF_Personnel_and_Training_Command
VIII Bomber Command (VIII BC) was established in England during February 1942. VIII BC was established at RAF Bomber Command Headquarters at RAF Daws Hill
United States Air Force in the United Kingdom
United_States_Air_Force_in_the_United_Kingdom
Royal Air Force station near Croughton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
under the operational control of the newly formed No. 7 Group RAF of RAF Bomber Command. In September 1940 the Air Ministry decided that certain stations
RAF_Croughton
Reconnaissance RAF Brize Norton — Air Transport RAF Benson and RAF Odiham — Support Helicopter Force, operating under Joint Aviation Command Operations are
List of Royal Air Force stations
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_stations
Royal Air Force main operating base in Hampshire, England
December 1944 before being disbanded here. Following the end of the War RAF Fighter Command assumed control of the base. No. 247 Squadron was re-equipped with
RAF_Odiham
Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
more simply RAF Fairford (IATA: FFD, ICAO: EGVA) is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. While being an RAF station, Fairford
RAF_Fairford
1940 within RAF Training Command, and transferred to RAF Technical Training Command on 27 May 1940. It was transferred to RAF Bomber Command on 10 February
List of communications units and formations of the Royal Air Force
List_of_communications_units_and_formations_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Former county town of Huntingdonshire
closure of RAF Brampton, once home to Headquarters RAF Support Command, there are two operational RAF stations within 4 mi (6 km) of the town: RAF Wyton,
Huntingdon
Royal Air Force station on Cyprus
for support aircraft involved in Operation Ellamy, the UK's contribution to the NATO-led military intervention in Libya, in 2011. In August 2014, RAF Panavia
RAF_Akrotiri
UK Air Operations Branch training establishment
became under the control of RAF Support Command, and on 8 October 1976 it came under the control of No. 2 Flying Training School RAF. From 4 July 1989 the use
Defence College of Air and Space Operations
Defence_College_of_Air_and_Space_Operations
(Expeditionary Support) Wing, No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing, RAF Music Services, and the Reserves Logistics Support Wing No. 11 Group commands and controls
Structure of the Royal Air Force
Structure_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
majority of the RAF's rotary-wing aircraft form part of the tri-service Joint Aviation Command in support of ground forces. Most of the RAF's aircraft and
Royal_Air_Force
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1892-1944)
replaced Dowding as head of RAF Fighter Command. In 1942, Leigh-Mallory became Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of Fighter Command before being selected in 1943
Trafford_Leigh-Mallory
Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
the new settlement of Alconbury Weald. Opened in 1938 for use by RAF Bomber Command, the station was used from 1942 to 1945 by the United States Army
RAF_Alconbury
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1932-2014)
Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Support Command from 1986 to 1989 and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey from 1990 to
John_Sutton_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England
Squadron and No. 35 Squadron in 1982, Scampton was transferred to RAF Support Command and became home to the Central Flying School (CFS) in 1983. This
RAF_Scampton
Military unit
wing is under the peacetime command of the Station Commander of RAF Odiham. However the Army and RAF retain full command of their respective personnel
Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing
Joint_Special_Forces_Aviation_Wing
Former Royal Air Force flying base in Hampshire, England
Training Brigade RAF (June 1918) RAF Support Command (September 1973 – June 1977) Wessex Bombing Area RAF (April 1926 – June 1926) Western Area RAF (October 1933
RAF_Andover
Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
Royal Air Force and became a USAF-RAF joint operation base on 11 July 1950. It was assigned to Strategic Air Command (SAC), and began hosting B-50 Superfortresses
RAF_Mildenhall
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
guardian at RAF Leeming, as of No. 264 Sqn. In the 1980s, the bunker was converted to form the new Emergency War Headquarters for RAF Support Command. However
RAF_Holmpton
British colonial garrison
the new RAF Support Command. All of the units and locations previously controlled by the disbanded formations were transferred to Support Command with effect
British Forces Overseas Hong Kong
British_Forces_Overseas_Hong_Kong
Former RAF base in Berkshire, England
headquarters of RAF Flying Training Command (HQFTC) from 27 May 1940 until 1 June 1968. From 1940 until 1945, it was also the headquarters of RAF Technical
RAF_Shinfield_Park
Former RAF station in Suffolk, England
transferred to No. 11 Group, RAF Fighter Command . During the Second World War, RAF squadrons at Bentwaters were: No. 64 Squadron RAF between 29 December 1944
RAF_Bentwaters
Former Royal Air Force flying training group
Flowerdown, RAF Manston, and RAF Sealand, while it commanded Nos. 1 (Netheravon), 2, and 5 FTSs; the Armament and Gunnery School RAF at RAF Eastchurch;
No._23_Group_RAF
Former RAF airfield in Cumbria, England
warehousemen. RAF Carlisle was just one in a chain of several Maintenance Units forming RAF Support Command, later to become RAF Logistics Command in 1994.
RAF_Carlisle
Royal Air Force station in England
under the command of the 420th Munitions Squadron, and comes under the command of the 501st Combat Support Wing, with headquarters at RAF Fairford, which
RAF_Welford
UK military intelligence analysis facility in Cambridgeshire, England
storing facility. The station is now under the command of Cyber & Specialist Operations Command. RAF Wyton is home to the National Centre for Geospatial
RAF_Wyton
Royal Air Force station near Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Wellington IVs. No 460 Squadron departed Molesworth on 4 January 1942. RAF Bomber Command 159 squadron moved in shortly afterwards, however this unit did not
RAF_Molesworth
Former RAF station in Oxfordshire, England
is a satellite of RAF Croughton. RAF Barford St John was opened on 30 July 1941 as a training facility for RAF Flying Training Command. It had three grass
RAF_Barford_St_John
Royal Air Force station in England
United States Air Force's (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC) were based at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Marham, and RAF Sculthorpe. The increasing tension of the Cold
RAF_Brize_Norton
Joint command of the British Armed Forces
headquarters is at RAF High Wycombe co-located with Air Command. When fully operationally capable, UK Space Command will "provide command and control of all
United_Kingdom_Space_Command
Royal Air Force station in Northumberland, England
or more simply RAF Boulmer /ˈbuːmər/ is a Royal Air Force station near Alnwick in Northumberland, England, and is home to the Air Command and Control Force
RAF_Boulmer
Military unit
"Joint Force Command – ISS – Engineering Operations" (PDF). RAF Henlow. Retrieved 17 October 2017. "Defence Centre of Training Support". Bootcamp Military
Cyber & Specialist Operations Command
Cyber_&_Specialist_Operations_Command
Former Royal Air Force station in England
Consolidated Liberators and Douglas Dakotas from RAF Transport Command flew from RAF Waterbeach. RAF Fighter Command took over the base on 1 March 1950 and used
RAF_Waterbeach
RAF target-marking squadrons in World War II
The Pathfinders were target-marking squadrons in RAF Bomber Command during World War II. They located and marked targets with flares, at which a main bomber
Pathfinder_(RAF)
1940 WWII air battle
air superiority over the RAF, with the aim of incapacitating RAF Fighter Command; 12 days later, it shifted the attacks to RAF airfields and infrastructure
Battle_of_Britain
Royal Air Force main operating base in Lincolnshire, England
all RAF Phantom training taking place on the airfield, and the station became part of Fighter Command until December 1967, when it joined Air Support Command
RAF_Coningsby
Former Royal Air Force administrative base
Royal Air Force Rheindahlen, more commonly known as RAF Rheindahlen, was a non-flying Royal Air Force (RAF) military administrative base, becoming part of
RAF_Rheindahlen
Airborne Command and Control Wing, at RAF Mildenhall 10th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, with Boeing EC-135 303d Tactical Missile Wing, at RAF Molesworth
Outline of the U.S. Air Force in Europe at the end of the Cold War
Outline_of_the_U.S._Air_Force_in_Europe_at_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
Former Royal Air Force station in Yorkshire, England
Training Unit RAF (OTU) used the station and nearby ranges for night-bomber training. The airfield was then transferred to RAF Coastal Command and No. 2 (Coastal)
RAF_Catfoss
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
Hill (RAF Menwith Hill) is a Royal Air Force station near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which provides communications and intelligence support services
RAF_Menwith_Hill
Former Royal Air Force station in Somerset, England
numbers than when the 441st TCG was in residence. No. 238 Squadron of RAF Transport Command re-formed there with the type during the winter of 1944–45 and,
RAF_Merryfield
meant units of light transport/liaison aircraft, very frequently supporting a command headquarters. To allow rapid transport of air officers, staff and
List of Royal Air Force Communication units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Communication_units
Royal Air Force operations group
Combat Group, as it controls the RAF's combat fast-jet aircraft and has airfields in the UK, as well as RAF Support Unit Goose Bay at CFB Goose Bay in
No._1_Group_RAF
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1941-1994)
Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOCinC) at Support Command in 1991, and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Strike Command in 1992. In July 1994, Thomson became
John_Thomson_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath (IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL) is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England,
RAF_Lakenheath
Royal Air Force air marshal
April 1989, he was appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Support Command that month and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Michael_Graydon
British Army Flying Station in Northern Ireland
Banner, 5 Regiment Army Air Corps and 230 Squadron RAF came under the control of the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) and formed the Joint Helicopter Force Northern
Aldergrove_Flying_Station
British air force officer (1931–2024)
Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Support Command from 1984 to 1986. He is the author of Wings Over Suez, an account
David_Harcourt-Smith
Royal Air Force operations group
of Britain during the Second World War, when it was the part of RAF Fighter Command that defended London and the south-east of the United Kingdom from
No._11_Group_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire, England
War RAF Abingdon became part of RAF Transport Command, and also became the home of No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF which is now stationed at RAF Brize
RAF_Abingdon
US Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM). The base plays a key role in supporting forward military operations, particularly those
Ramstein_Air_Base
Military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare
air command. Like the RAF, Canadian wings consist of squadrons. In the case of China the Air Force headquarters consists of four departments: Command, Political
Air_force
Former RAF station 1917–1963
Martlesham then became the most northerly station of No. 11 Group RAF, Fighter Command. Squadrons of Bristol Blenheim bombers, Hawker Hurricanes, Supermarine
RAF_Martlesham_Heath
Ministry of Defence facility in Wales
acquired in 1937. The airfield was allocated to No. 25 Group RAF, of RAF Training Command during its construction, and it officially opened on the 6 May
Pembrey Sands Air Weapons Range
Pembrey_Sands_Air_Weapons_Range
Former command of the Royal Air Force
Flying Training Command was an organization of the Royal Air Force; it controlled flight training units. The command's headquarters were at RAF Shinfield Park
RAF_Flying_Training_Command
Former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England
periods by RAF Bomber Command. The following squadrons and units were based at Watton at some point during this time: No. 18 Squadron RAF between 21 May
RAF_Watton
RAF officer and doctor
staff appointments. He was Command Flight Medical Officer at RAF Support Command, the Officer Commanding the medical wing of RAF Hospital Wegberg and then
Paul_Evans_(RAF_officer)
British Royal Air Force officer (born 1973)
London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1995. p. 1371. "RAF appoints first woman to command an 'Operational' Air Group". Royal Air Force. 12 August 2021
Suraya_Marshall
Former Royal Air Force flying training school
Aerospace Hawk while under RAF Support Command control. The shadow squadrons were renumbered No. 19 Squadron RAF and No. 92 Squadron RAF on 1 September 1992
No. 7 Flying Training School RAF
No._7_Flying_Training_School_RAF
with RAF units. * = RAAF/RCAF unit that was not under RAF operational control. Transport Command RAF applied the following three letter call-signs to its
List_of_RAF_squadron_codes
Former military airbase in Cambridgeshire, England
2 Group, RAF Bomber Command. The outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 saw the two squadrons transfer to 6 Group and move to RAF Bicester
RAF_Bassingbourn
forces that directly support such forces. A support command may provide supplies, weapon systems, support systems, operational support equipment, combat
List of major commands of the United States Air Force
List_of_major_commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
Air Force have overall command and responsibility for major operational tasks of the RAF; for example: combat, combat support, training and administration
List of Royal Air Force groups
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_groups
Former military command formation of the British Royal Air Force
Air Force Germany, commonly known as RAF Germany, and abbreviated RAFG, was a command of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and part of British Forces Germany (BFG)
Royal_Air_Force_Germany
Royal Air Force operations group
active in the Royal Air Force (RAF), falling under the responsibility of Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Personnel) in Air Command. Its previous title up until
No._22_Group_RAF
Former Royal Air Force flying base in Lincolnshire, England
Brookenby. RAF Binbrook was primarily used by Bomber Command in the Second World War. The Central Fighter Establishment moved to Binbrook from RAF West Raynham
RAF_Binbrook
Communications unit of the Royal Air Force
April 2006 under the command of a Group captain. Force elements from RAF Brize Norton, RAF High Wycombe and RAF Sealand relocated to RAF Leeming in Yorkshire
No._90_Signals_Unit_RAF
Former RAF staff college in Berkshire, England
RAF Support Command on 13 June 1973. The final transfer came on 1 April 1994 when the Staff College was transferred to Personnel and Training Command
RAF_Staff_College,_Bracknell
British term for WWII plane formation
tactical air force to be so named was the RAF Second Tactical Air Force, which was inaugurated within RAF Fighter Command on June 1, 1943, with the title "tactical
Tactical_air_force
RAF SUPPORT-COMMAND
RAF SUPPORT-COMMAND
Male
German
Contracted form of German Hupprecht, HUPPERT means "bright heart/mind/spirit."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Support
Boy/Male
Indian
Support
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ray, RAE means "wise protector."Â
Boy/Male
English Teutonic Biblical Sanskrit
Ram.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Support
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Support
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Support
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Raibeart, RAB means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Rab.
Male
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Rav, RAB means "great" or "teacher." Compare with another form of Rab.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Support
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Support
Girl/Female
Muslim
Support
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Ram
Boy/Male
Muslim
Support
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HAF means "summer."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Support
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Support
Female
English
English name, possibly derived from the vocabulary word ray, RAE means "sunbeam."
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Bird.
RAF SUPPORT-COMMAND
RAF SUPPORT-COMMAND
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Japheth, JAPETH means "opened" or "abundant, spacious."
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire) and Scottish (also northern Ireland)
English (Lancashire) and Scottish (also northern Ireland) : probably a habitational name from any of various minor places named Whiteside, from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + sīde ‘slope (of a hill)’. Reaney, however, quotes early forms without prepositions and derives the surname from a nickname.
Girl/Female
Indian
Goddess Parvati, Durga, A noble lady
Boy/Male
Muslim
Spirit of the faithful
Boy/Male
Muslim
Loving
Girl/Female
Indian
Charming
Female
Hindi/Indian
(राधा) Hindi name RADHA means "successful." In mythology, this is the name of a lover of Krishna.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Unfriendly
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a place where there was an abundance of ferns, from Old English fearn ‘fern’ (sometimes used as a collective noun).
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Very Nice
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n.
Fig.: That which supports or sustains; support.
superl.
Not distilled; as, raw water
v. t.
A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.
imp. & p. p.
of Support
n.
That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
v. t.
To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
v. t.
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.
v. t.
To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.
n.
One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.
superl.
Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
v. t.
To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
superl.
Not tanned; as, raw hides
n.
A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.
v. t.
To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
n.
A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.
v. t.
To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.
v. t.
To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.
v. t.
To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.
v. t.
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.
v. t.
To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.