"HST" meaning in English

See HST in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} HST
  1. Initialism of Hawaiian Standard Time. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Hawaiian Standard Time
    Sense id: en-HST-en-name-f1Bq4KKV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Hawaii, USA, High-speed rail, Time Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 31 7 29 11 3 5 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 24 11 28 11 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 1 20 22 6 22 10 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 21 23 4 22 10 1 3 Disambiguation of Hawaii, USA: 28 23 16 17 9 3 4 Disambiguation of High-speed rail: 27 19 4 30 9 2 9 Disambiguation of Time: 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. (space science, US, NASA) Initialism of Hubble Space Telescope. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Hubble Space Telescope
    Sense id: en-HST-en-name-E5s73X19 Categories (other): American English, Space, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, High-speed rail, NASA Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 31 7 29 11 3 5 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 24 11 28 11 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 1 20 22 6 22 10 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 21 23 4 22 10 1 3 Disambiguation of High-speed rail: 27 19 4 30 9 2 9 Disambiguation of NASA: 10 52 7 5 8 7 10 Topics: NASA, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science
  3. (US, politics, historical) Initialism of Harry S. Truman. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Harry S. Truman
    Sense id: en-HST-en-name-SaORmbcJ Categories (other): American English, Politics, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 24 11 28 11 2 7 Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: HSTs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} HST (countable and uncountable, plural HSTs)
  1. (UK, rail transport) Initialism of High Speed Train, a common name for the InterCity 125. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: High Speed Train (extra: a common name for the InterCity 125)
    Sense id: en-HST-en-noun-IgBxxY12 Categories (other): British English, Rail transportation, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, High-speed rail Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 31 7 29 11 3 5 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 24 11 28 11 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 1 20 22 6 22 10 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 21 23 4 22 10 1 3 Disambiguation of High-speed rail: 27 19 4 30 9 2 9 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (Canada) Initialism of harmonized sales tax, a combined federal and provincial sales tax collected in some provinces. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: harmonized sales tax (extra: a combined federal and provincial sales tax collected in some provinces)
    Sense id: en-HST-en-noun-fLnkwjN0 Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 31 7 29 11 3 5 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 24 11 28 11 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 1 20 22 6 22 10 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 21 23 4 22 10 1 3
  3. (quilting) Abbreviation of half-square triangle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: half-square triangle
    Sense id: en-HST-en-noun-AdtO9~cX Topics: business, manufacturing, quilting, textiles
  4. (nautical) Initialism of high speed transport. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: high speed transport Hypernyms: HSV, HSC
    Sense id: en-HST-en-noun-GwyuDHne Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: goods and services tax (alt: GST)

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "US",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "historical",
        "initialism"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "HST"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2278",
  "msg": "suspicious alt_of/form_of with '. ': Harry S. Truman",
  "path": [
    "HST"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "HST",
  "trace": ""
}

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