uss

[US]/'jʊ 'ɛs 'ɛs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

abbr. United States Ship

Phrases & Collocations

USS Enterprise

USS Constitution

USS Arizona

Real-world Examples

This was recorded earlier this week aboard the USS Donald Cook.

Source: CNN Selected April 2016 Collection

The USS Bonhomme Richard was undergoing maintenance at Naval Base San Diego.

Source: CRI Online August 2020 Collection

" by the men of the USS Lake Champlain." - Yes, finally.

Source: Go blank axis version

A sailor serving on the USS Theodore Roosevelt died from COVID-19.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Fred Pleitgen, CNN, aboard the USS Iwo Jima in the Atlantic Ocean.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

How did you feel seeing the ID numbers of the USS Johnston?

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

Our Will Ripley gives us an exclusive look inside the USS Mississippi.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2023 Compilation

These are the remains of the USS Lexington, also known as Lady Lex.

Source: CNN Listening Collection April 2018

The United States has commissioned a warship, the USS Canberra, in Sydney, Australia Saturday.

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2023 Collection

It was a test missile flight launched from a submarine named the USS Kentucky.

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

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