lcs
/ˈɛlsˈiˈɛs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Initialism of League Championship Series for each of the two leagues of Major League Baseball.
American usage
noun
Initialism of littoral combat ship: a specialized type of corvette for green water and coastal combat and transoceanic capability designated by the US Navy.
American usage; Countable
noun
Initialism of littoral combat ship: a specialized type of corvette for green water and coastal combat and transoceanic capability designated by the US Navy.
American usage; Countable; Derogatory; Slang
noun
plural of LC
Example Sentences
- "The “rotational deployment” of the vessels, called littoral combat ships (LCS), comes as China continues to flex its muscles in the South China Sea and tensions remain on the Korean Peninsula. / “We will soon see up to four LCS here in Singapore as we rotationally deploy Seventh Fleet ships,” said Rear Admiral Charles Williams."
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Derogatory
- Slang
- Uncountable