silent service (English, noun)
expansion: silent service (usually uncountable, plural silent services)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The submarine service.
tags: capitalized
informal
sometimes
uncountable
usually
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The navy.
tags: capitalized
dated
informal
possibly
sometimes
uncountable
usually
Forms:
form: silent services
tags: plural