From en.wiktionary.org:
[conus]
** English
*** Proper noun
[en-proper noun]
1. [en] [en] .
**** Usage notes
Commonly thought to be the CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES (or with a technical
meaning of CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES), the authoritative definition is
somewhat internally contradictory. The Joint Publication 1 (JP 1) (see
https://web.archive.org/web/20190322023116/https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/jp1_ch1.pdf%3Fver%3D2019-02-11-174350-967)
, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States, 25 March 2013
Incorporating Change 1,12 July 2017, indicates on page GL-6, the definition of
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES to be:
- _United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS. (Approved for incorporation into JP 1-02 with JP 1 as the source JP.)_
This would indicate that the acronym for CONUS is CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES,
which is specified in this case to have the contradictory, colloquial meaning
of continental or conterminous United States, until an authoritative reference
is changed or takes precedence..
**** Antonyms
- [en]
[en]