Showing results for FAS. Search instead for FMAS.

FAS

¹ American

fetal alcohol syndrome.
Foreign Agricultural Service.

F.A.S. ² American

Or f.a.s.

abbreviation

Commerce.

free alongside ship: without charge to the buyer for goods delivered alongside ship.

FAS British

abbreviation

free alongside ship

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of F.A.S.

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Recently UK officials took part for the first time in exercises by France's FAS.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

"But if they don't, then FAS doesn't get diagnosed right away and the child may not get the support that they need until later in life."

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

The FAS said the previous fine it imposed on Google had been doubled due to non-payment.

From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2023

Hans Kristensen, director of the FAS Nuclear Information Project, told me the DF-27 can probably hold either nuclear or conventional warheads, and therefore can be seen as both a strategic and a tactical weapon.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

“Haven’t they ever heard of separation anxiety? What is the matter with these people? I have taken care of toddlers with FAS, and they are nothing like Boo.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023