BRITISH STANDARD
British Standard: translation
British Standard ˌBritish ˈStandard abbreviation BS noun [countable]
a standard of quality set by the British Standards Institution
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British Standard UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION BS)
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The new alarm conforms to the British Standard for smoke alarms.
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A British Standard consists of a prefix (for example BS for the general series of standards), a number, year of publication, and title.