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silent services

silent services is the plural of silent service.

Meaning of silent service

Noun

silent service (usually uncountable, plural silent services)

  1. (capitalized, informal, sometimes, usually) The submarine service.
    • Germany has four times as many subs as when the war started. . . . The number of highly trained men in Berlin's silent service is limited.1943 January 7, “News Behind the News”, in Modesto Bee, US, page 16
  2. (capitalized, dated, informal, possibly, sometimes, usually) The navy.
    • In true "silent service" tradition, the Royal Canadian Navy says little about itself.1940 May 17, “Royal Canadian Navy Growing In Strength”, in Ottawa Citizen, Canada, retrieved 07 Aug 2012, page 9

Questions about silent services

What is silent services the plural of?
Silent services is the plural of silent service.

Words near silent services in the dictionary

  1. silent policemen
  2. silent rave
  3. Silent Sam
  4. Silent Sams
  5. silent service
  6. silent services
  7. silent treatment
  8. silent treatments
  9. Silent Valley
  10. silent vote
  11. silent votes

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