PLF
Encyclopedia
PLF may stand for:
- Palestine Liberation FrontPalestine Liberation FrontThe Palestine Liberation Front is a Palestinian militant group, which is designated as a terrorist organization by Canada, the European Union and the USA. It is presently led by Dr. Wasel Abu Yousef.-Origins:...
- Parachute Landing FallParachute Landing FallA parachute landing fall is a safety technique that allows a parachutist to land safely and without injury. The technique is performed by paratroopers and novice recreational parachutists when using round parachutes deployed by static line....
- Passenger load factor
- Payload launch fairingPayload fairingPayload fairing is one of the main components of a launch vehicle. The fairing protects the payload during the ascent against the impact of the atmosphere . More recently, an additional function is to maintain the cleanroom environment for precision instruments.Outside the atmosphere the fairing is...
, to reduce atmospheric drag and protect a rocket payload until space is reached - Penguin Liberation FrontPenguin Liberation FrontThe Penguin Liberation Front is a project to provide packages of so-called "endangered software" - free software which may not be legally distributable in some countries - for Linux users and developers...
- Phil Lesh and FriendsPhil Lesh and FriendsPhil Lesh and Friends is an American rock band formed and led by Phil Lesh, former bassist of the Grateful Dead.Phil & Friends is not a traditional group in that several different lineups of musicians have played under the name, including groups featuring members of Phish, Little Feat, and the Zen...
, an American rock band. - Plant Load Factor
- Popular Liberation ForcesPopular Liberation ForcesThe Popular Liberation Forces were a group of soldiers that separated from the Eritrean Liberation Front . Two groups left the ELF at the same time, although from different regions of Eritrea....
- Poulton-le-FyldePoulton-le-FyldePoulton-le-Fylde is a market town in Lancashire, England, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 18,264. There is evidence of human habitation in the area from 12,000 years ago and several archaeological finds from Roman...
, a town in west Lancashire, UK - The Princess Louise FusiliersThe Princess Louise FusiliersThe Princess Louise Fusiliers is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.-History:Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this infantry regiment traces its local roots as a Halifax unit of Militia back to June 18, 1798 when Sir Edward Cornwalis formed a local Militia under his own command...
- Pounds per Linear Foot PLF (used to define allowable weight on load bearing materials in the construction trade)
- a widely used acronym for US District Court Judge Paul L. FriedmanPaul L. FriedmanPaul L. Friedman is a US District Court Judge in Washington, D.C.-Education:Friedman was born in Buffalo, New York. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1965, where he was president of the Quill and Dagger society and a member of Zeta Beta Tau. He received a J.D...