noun · common

SS

SS · SSs

СС

SS, Schutzstaffel

Initialism of subsurface, a subsurface ship, a submarineInitialism of subsurface, a subsurface ship, a submarine: A conventionally-powered submarine

US/ˈɛsˈɛs/

Meaning

3 senses

Initialism of subsurface, a subsurface ship, a submarine
(Navy, US)A conventionally-powered submarine
(Navy, US)Diesel-powered attack submarine
NATO prefix-code for surface-to-surface missiles developed by the Soviet Union

More definitions

special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents

Abbreviations.

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plural: SSs

Singular	SS
Plural	SSs

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Close in meaning

special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps:Schutzstaffel
the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents:United States Secret ServiceUS Secret ServiceUSSSSecret Service