HMAS

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HMAS

1. (initialism, nautical, military, Australia) Her Majesty's Australian Ship. The designation of Australian ships and naval bases.
   • 2014 June 17, Helen Davidson, “Blackballing and blanket beatings: decades of abuse at defence training school revealed”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

2. (initialism, nautical, military, Australia) His Majesty's Australian Ship.
3. (initialism, nautical, military, UK, obsolete) His Majesty's Auxiliary Ship
4. (initialism, nautical, military, UK, obsolete) Her Majesty's Auxiliary Ship
5. (initialism, nautical, military, UK, obsolete) His Majesty's Armed Schooner
6. (initialism, nautical, military, UK, obsolete) Her Majesty's Armed Schooner

Related terms

• HMS
• HMCS
• HMNZS
• HDMS

Anagrams

• AMHS, HSAM, Hams, MASH, MHAs, MSHA, Mahs, Mash, SAHM, Sahm, Sham, hams, mash, sham