Meaning of silent service | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The submarine service.
   capitalized, informal, sometimes, uncountable, usually
2. The navy.
   capitalized, dated, informal, possibly, sometimes, uncountable, usually

Examples

“Germany has four times as many subs as when the war started. . . . The number of highly trained men in Berlin's silent service is limited.”

“As befits advocates of the “Silent Service,” the Naval Submarine League keeps a low profile.”

“A sailor with 33 years experience in the silent service and once a fabled commander of the Northern Fleet nuclear submarines, Chernov contends that the raising operation was intentionally launched as a cover-up to leave the Kursk on the sea floor.”

“In true "silent service" tradition, the Royal Canadian Navy says little about itself.”

“The Navy has long been known as the "silent service," and perhaps none of our naval leaders is as well known to the American public as any one of a number of generals.”

“Since then, the navy has recovered its identity but continues to pride itself on being the Silent Service.”

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