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On HMS

On HMS prepositional phrase: on Her (or His) Majesty's Service.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (overprint on British Empire stamps) On Her (or His) Majesty's Service.

Questions about On HMS

What does On HMS mean?
On HMS means on Her (or His) Majesty's Service.
What part of speech is On HMS?
On HMS is a prepositional phrase.

Words near On HMS in the dictionary

  1. on guard
  2. on hand
  3. on heat
  4. on high
  5. on hire
  6. On HMS
  7. on hold
  8. on horseback
  9. on ice
  10. on impulse
  11. on in years

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