SS (disambiguation)

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Contents

1 Military
2 History, government, and social sciences
3 Transportation
4 Geography
5 Business and economics
6 Pop culture and music
7 Religion
8 Sports
9 Other

SS, is an abbreviation made notorious by its Nazi association

Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force

It has, however, many other meanings, including:

Military

Special Service, a division of soldiers in British service during World War II (later renamed Commandos)
Submarine, for which "SS" is the United States Navy designator
Surface-to-surface missile of Soviet/Russian type, as listed by NATO
Sea Scout, a class of British airship during World War I

History, government, and social sciences

Collar of SS, an ornamental collar in British heraldry
Social Studies, a group of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world
United States Secret Service, a United States federal government law enforcement agency
Selective Service, the means by which the United States administers military conscription
Social security, a field of social welfare concerned with the fulfillment of socially recognized needs
Stockholm Skins, a neo-nazi organization in Sweden

Transportation

Corsairfly, an airline company with IATA code "SS"
Steamship, abbreviated "SS" in ship prefix (e.g. S.S. Minnow)
Super Sport, a performance package offered by Chevrolet
Swallow Sidecar Company, the former name of the Jaguar automobile company
Sand Springs Railway, which has the AAR reporting mark "SS"
Stockholms Spårvägar, the streetcar and bus operating authority in Stockholm, Sweden

Geography

Sassari, an Italian province

Business and economics

Sláturfélag Suðurlands, an Icelandic company ("Southern Association of Slaughter")

Pop culture and music

Scissor Sisters, a musical group
Sesame Street, a long-running childrens' TV show
Sonic Shuffle, a video game
Soprano saxophone, a musical instrument
Sorcerer's Stone, also known as Philosopher's Stone. Usually relating to the first Harry Potter book by JK Rowling.
Saint Seiya an anime series by Masami Kurumada.

Religion

Saints, often abbreviated "SS" in the plural (e.g. "SS Peter and Paul")
Sabbath School, part of the weekly church service of Seventh-day Adventists

Sports

Survivor Series, an annual WWE wrestling event
Shortstop, a defensive position in baseball
Strong Safety, a defensive position in football
Spirit Squad, a professional wrestling stable

Other

SS may also refer to:

The ß ligature (German letter for double "s")
Stainless steel, a metal alloy
Surface structure, a level of the mental representation of language in linguistics
Sea Scout, a member of the Scouting movement, with emphasis on water-based activities
Society of Saint-Sulpice, in that the initials "S.S." after a person's name may indicate membership therein
SuperShadow, the internet alias of a controversial Star Wars fan
Sum of squares, a mathematical equation used in statistics
SubSpace, a popular space shooter game that proved the viability of Massively Multiplayer games
The SubSpace Alliance from the game Hyperiums

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