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section 8s

section 8s is the plural of section 8.

Meaning of section 8

Noun

section 8 (countable and uncountable, plural section 8s)

  1. (US, informal) Federally subsidized housing for low-income families and individuals, formally known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
  2. (US) Discharge from the United States military for reason of being mentally unfit for service.
    • By the time got out of the service I was tuly ^([sic]) a broken man. The constant threat of the stockade or a section eight (undesireable discharge for being gay) drove me to the verge of insanity.1983 December 31, James L. Zipper, “Happy To Be Me”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 13
    1. (US) A person so discharged.

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Questions about section 8s

What is section 8s the plural of?
Section 8s is the plural of section 8.

Words near section 8s in the dictionary

  1. Section 226
  2. Section 226s
  3. Section 620
  4. Section 620s
  5. section 8
  6. section 8s
  7. section automatic weapon
  8. section automatic weapons
  9. section beam
  10. section beams
  11. section break

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