TBS
abbreviation
talk between ships: a radiotelephone for short-range communication between vessels.
TBS
Americanabbreviation
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Nautical. talk between ships: a radiotelephone for short-range communication between vessels.
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Trademark. Turner Broadcasting System: a cable television channel.
tbs.
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If the merger goes through, Paramount would own four streaming services, including Warner’s HBO Max and the dominant U.S. cable TV channel owner with HBO, TBS, HGTV, Animal Planet, Food Network, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Since the NBA ended its long-running deal to air games on TNT and TBS, things have gotten far more confusing for fans.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
TBS and TNT were the original portals to Turner’s film library, but they utilized most of its features as schedule filler.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
At TBS, he seized on breakthroughs in satellite technology to turn a local Atlanta TV station into a national “superstation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
From its size it was apparent that if it were a balloon, it would have been launched from one of the ships, so the word went out on the TBS radio: "Who launched a balloon?"
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
Make chocolate sirup by boiling 2 tbs. water, 1 tbs. sugar, and 1 tbs. chocolate to a sirup.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
Material requiring 4 tbs. to weigh 1 oz.: cocoa.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
The orange juice may be increased to 3 tbs. if bowels are not loose.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
Time Milk Ounces Water Ounces Sugar Intervals of Feeding Number of Feedings 1st and 2d days 1 to 3 tbs. every 3-4 hours 3d and 4th days 3 7 2 tsp.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
Add: 6 tbs. cold water 50 gms. fresh cooked spinach 2 tbs. vinegar 1 hard cooked egg Salt as desired Surround mold with slices of hard cooked egg, placing the spinach in the center.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
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