MTS

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multichannel television sound: a system adopted in the U.S. for broadcasting two or more stereo or unrelated audio channels over a single television station.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Other definitions for MTS (2 of 2)

Mts.

or mts.

abbreviation

mountains.

How to use MTS in a sentence

He says, indeed, that he went over a colossal mountain range, and as its position agreed with that of the Mts.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
And once more the Apaches followed him, but stopped at a place near the Superstition Mts.
Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights|J. William Lloyd
Sed mts seu forte seu fraude perirunt;40 fercs mrum similitd coninxit.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
A ridge of high jagged peaks connects this spur with the main range of the Cascade Mts.
Mount Rainier|Various

Then came the period of rhyolitic flows, the centers of volcanic activity being as before Mts.
The Yellowstone National Park|Hiram Martin Chittenden