Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hmas

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: hmas
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship; the designation of Australian ships and naval bases.

Australian usage

noun

His Majesty's Australian Ship.

Australian usage

noun

His Majesty's Auxiliary Ship

British usage; Obsolete

noun

Her Majesty's Auxiliary Ship

British usage; Obsolete

noun

His Majesty's Armed Schooner

British usage; Obsolete

noun

Her Majesty's Armed Schooner

British usage; Obsolete

noun

Example Sentences

"The Defence Abuse Response Taskforce (Dart)[…]accepted as true allegations of abuse made by 207 former young recruits of HMAS Leeuwin at Fremantle, Western Australia, however it stopped short of recommending a royal commission."

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

HMS HMCS HMNZS HDMS

Questions

What does hmas mean?: His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship; the designation of Australian ships and naval bases.

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