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M/S

M/S is the initialism of motor ship, ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, such as a diesel engine, in contrast to sailing ships and steamships.

Proper noun

M/S

  1. (slang) The ship of characters Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from the television series The X-Files.
    • I am a M/S 'Shipper from my brown roots to my red toenails, but PMP was in NO WAY "Shippey."1997 December 2, Gertie "the Bimbo" Beth, “PMP Fantasy (see the ep for what it really is...)”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet)
    • Does this mean that I'm going to be getting spoiled on M/S fic from you as well now? :-D1998 June 22, StarGzrCMC, “Re: NEW: Heaven Is Here (movie fic) 01/01”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    Sculder

Noun capitalized: M/s

M/s (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Master/slave.
    • M/s structured relationships differ in many ways from vanilla relationships. One important difference is that you have the opportunity to discuss and negotiate a number of key issues up-front. These issues become the basis of our contract.2014, Robert J. Rubel, Ph.D., M. Jen Fairfield, Master/slave Mastery—Updated handbook of concepts, approaches, and practices

Synonyms of M/S

Forms of M/S

alternative formMS
alternative formM.S.
alternative formM. S,

Origin of M/S

Initialism from the names Mulder and Scully.

Questions about M/S

What does M/S mean?
M/S means the ship of characters Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from the television series The X-Files.
What is M/S the initialism of?
M/S is the initialism of motor ship, ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, such as a diesel engine, in contrast to sailing ships and steamships.
What part of speech is M/S?
M/S can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near M/S in the dictionary

  1. m/d
  2. M/K
  3. M/L ratio
  4. m/m
  5. m/o
  6. M/S
  7. M/T
  8. M/Ts
  9. M/V
  10. M/Vs
  11. M/Y

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