Meaning & use
HMS
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A prefix meaning "His/Her Majesty's Ship," used before the names of British Royal Navy vessels.
See it in a sentence
HMS Victory is preserved as a museum ship in Portsmouth, England.
The novel follows the crew of a fictional warship, HMS Resolute, during wartime.
A note on using this word
Always used before a ship's proper name, never on its own to mean "ship" in general.
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