The 'w' on an ARP warden stands for Warden.
they warned people about air raids
an arp warden went round being bossy and made sure people were safe and told them to close their `blackout` curtains.
It means it's the numbering from the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, by Halton Arp.
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There are many full forms for ARP. In Military,it is Air Raid Precautions Ref. wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Raid_Precautions abbreviations.com/ARP
ARP actually and they wore clothes and a helmet with a w on it
ARP is not an abbreviation, but rather an acronym. It stands for several different things but the most common is Address Resolution Protocol which is used in computer networking.
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Air Raid Precaution ARP wardens or air-raid wardens had the task of patrolling the streets during blackout, to ensure that no light was visible. It was essential to black out the lights of the city so the German bombers would not be able to locate their intended targets.
ar stands for air raid protocal
Air Raid Precaution
ARP stood for 'Air Raid Precautions'. The ARP wardens were known for their overzealous attitude to their job and were scourned by the population for their pettyness in carring out their duties. The ARP wardens made sure that;- 1)All civilians carried gas masks at all times. 2)At night, that no light leaked from properties or vehicles (to stop the Germans identifing where the settlements were) 3)During an air raid that all civilians were in shelters and had their gas masks on.