EMS

abbreviation for

1. emergency medical service.
2. Digital Technology. enhanced message service: a system for sending long or formatted text messages, images, music, etc., from one cell phone to another. Compare SMS ( def 1a ).
3. European Monetary System.
4. express mail service: an international service offered by the postal operators of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

EMS

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abbreviation for

1. European Monetary System
2. enhanced messaging service: a system used for sending text messages containing special text formatting, animations, etc, to and from mobile phones

Ems

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/ ɛmz /

noun

1. a town in W Germany, in the Rhineland-Palatinate: famous for the Ems Telegram (1870), Bismarck's dispatch that led to the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. Pop: 9666 (2003 est)
2. a river in W Germany, rising in the Teutoburger Wald and flowing generally north to the North Sea. Length: about 370 km (230 miles)

Example Sentences

The system in question is the Army Tactical Missile System, ATACMS, known colloquially as “attack ‘ems,” with a range of about 190 miles.

From Los Angeles Times

Firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the crash and discovered that two women were killed inside the home.

From Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday, EMS Foundation, which advocates for the rights of wildlife, announced that after “a nail-biting four-hour trip to freedom” the elephant had arrived at his new home at the Shambala Private Reserve in Limpopo province.

From BBC

It said the “historic event” followed years of negotiation with the South African government, after EMS Foundation and its partners provided scientific evidence to show that elephants suffer in zoos.

From BBC

EMS Foundation said this was “inaccurate”.

From BBC