BLA
n. countablen. Stands for British Land Army. A group of women who worked on farms in the UK during World War I and World War II to help produce food while men were away fighting.
n. Abbreviation for British Land Army. A civilian organisation of women, popularly known as Land Girls, established during the World Wars to replace male agricultural workers who had been conscripted into the military.
My grandmother joined the BLA during the second war.
The BLA played a critical role in maintaining domestic food security when imports were blocked by enemy ships.
Historians often cite the BLA as a pivotal movement that challenged traditional gender roles in rural Britain, proving that women could perform heavy manual labour previously reserved for men.
Usually used with the definite article ('the BLA').