Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation United States Senate
- abbreviation United States ship
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- noun United States
dollar (same day) (funds code) - initialism nautical, military
United States Ship - initialism United States Steel
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Examples
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Squadron 192, embarked in USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14).
Estocin, Michael J. 1990
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Shortly after September 11, 2001, Governor of New York George E. Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon England requesting that the Navy bestow the name USS New York on a surface warship involved in the War on Terror in honor of September 11's victims.
Latest Articles 2008
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Shortly after September 11, 2001, Governor of New York George E. Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon England requesting that the Navy bestow the name USS New York on a surface warship involved in the War on Terror in honor of September 11's victims.
Latest Articles 2008
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Shortly after September 11, 2001, Governor of New York George E. Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon England requesting that the Navy bestow the name USS New York on a surface warship involved in the War on Terror in honor of September 11's victims.
Latest Articles 2008
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New Mug Star Trek Captain USS Enterprise 4 Puzzle Mugs
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Attack Squadron 112, flying A-4C Skyhawks and deployed in USS Kitty Haw.
Estes, Edward D. 1977
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The Black Hole tells the story of the research space vessel USS Palomino investigating a Black Hole in space, and while they're looking from afar they see that much, much closer, close to the point of no return than is deemed safe, is a ship, a lost ship called the USS Cygnus.
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Tom Stevens, a lawyer from Queens, learned about the event by way of a " Star Trek " /science-fiction " fan ship " on the internet called the USS Rebel Crusader, for which he serves as Commanding Officer.
In Brooklyn, a Chili in the Air Andy Battaglia 2010
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There was a fore and aft and on the wooden vessel known as the USS Recruit, there was a port and a starboard.
Tim Giago: Memorial Day Speech at Black Hills National Cemetery 2009
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The Black Hole tells the story of the research space vessel USS Palomino investigating a Black Hole in space, and while they're looking from afar they see that much, much closer, close to the point of no return than is deemed safe, is a ship, a lost ship called the USS Cygnus.
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