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

  • Squadron 192, embarked in USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14).

    Estocin, Michael J. 1990

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • New Mug Star Trek Captain USS Enterprise 4 Puzzle Mugs

    Mug Trek | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Attack Squadron 112, flying A-4C Skyhawks and deployed in USS Kitty Haw.

    Estes, Edward D. 1977

  • 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.

    Filmstalker: Director talks The Black Hole remake 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    Filmstalker: The Black Hole trailer online 2009

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