ERA

noun
Middle School
1

Initialism of Earth rotation angle (the rotation of the Earth from the Celestial Intermediate Origin that has no instantaneous motion along the equator.)

2

Initialism of earned run average, a baseball statistic.

3

Initialism of electrically reconfigurable array.

4

Initialism of explosive reactive armor.

5

Initialism of engine room artificer, a Royal Navy position.

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