(UK, military) , an elite unit of the British Royal Marines, similar to the SAS but operating in a naval environment.
(UK, military) , an elite unit of the British Royal Marines, similar to the SAS but operating in a naval environment.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(British, AU, NZ, military) An elite unit of the British army. Similar units operate in the Australian and New Zealand armies.
(UK, military, historical) stabilized automatic bombsight.
(UK, military, nautical, obsolete) , replaced by HMS (His/Her Majesty's Ship).
(Nigeria, law enforcement) , a Nigerian police unit known for police brutality and corruption.
(pathology) , health effects experienced by building occupants that appear to be linked to time spent in a building.
"SBS" means: , health effects experienced by building occupants that appear to be linked to time spent in a building.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"SBS" means: , health effects experienced by building occupants that appear to be linked to time spent in a building.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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