"U/S" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} U/S (not comparable)
  1. Abbreviation of unserviceable; Abbreviation of unfit for service(WWII);also u/s. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: unserviceable, unfit for service(WWII) (extra: also u/s)
    Sense id: en-U/S-en-adj-LFcXu62D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} U/S
  1. (medicine) Abbreviation of ultrasound; also u/s, US. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: ultrasound (extra: also u/s, US) Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-U/S-en-noun-R5RO6y8m Topics: medicine, sciences
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