ANZUS
Proper noun
Meaning
ANZUS
(geopolitics) A security treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and America for the Pacific region; particularly in naval affairs. [from 1951]
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Examples
A four rotor device is on display in the ANZUS Corridor of the Pentagon on the second floor, A ring, between corridors 9 and 10. This machine is on loan from Australia.
Nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed ships were banned from New Zealand waters, effectively removing New Zealand from the ANZUS pact.
Despite the 1985 rupture in the ANZUS alliance, New Zealand has maintained good working relations with the United States and Australia on a broad array of international issues.
See discussion on the role of ANZUS in Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War in Paul Ham (2007) Vietnam; The Australian War. pp. 86–87 Harper Collins Publishers, Sydney.