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rassing

rassing noun: the transfer of fuel, munitions, or stores from one vessel to another while under way.

Noun

rassing (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The transfer of fuel, munitions, or stores from one vessel to another while under way.
    Synonyms:
    RAS, unrep
  2. (slang) Acquiring something dishonestly; scrounging or filching.

Synonyms of rassing

Origin of rassing

From RAS (“replenishment at sea”).

Questions about rassing

What does rassing mean?
Rassing means the transfer of fuel, munitions, or stores from one vessel to another while under way.
What part of speech is rassing?
Rassing is a noun.

Words near rassing in the dictionary

  1. rassemblement
  2. rassemblements
  3. Rassenschande
  4. rasses
  5. Rassi
  6. rassing
  7. Rassis
  8. rassle
  9. rassled
  10. rassler
  11. rasslers

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