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A.T.S.
abbrev. of Auxiliary Territorial Service for women (1938–48). Often with pronunc. |æts|, whence the colloq. sing. form At, AT, A.T., a member of the A.T.S. Cf. auxiliary a. 1 b.
1939War Illustr. 18 Nov. p. iii/1 Wartime Abbreviations..A.T.S.—Auxiliary Territorial Service. 1940New Statesman 13 Apr. 486 It looks as though, while democratising the army, we are aristocratising the A.T.S. 1941Ibid. 6 Dec. 469 You would not become an adventuress In the ranks of adventurous A.T.S., Where brave girls cook for the Sergeants' Mess And the batwoman busily bats. 1942Ann. Reg. 1941 90 The Wrens, the Waafs, and the Ats... The two former had no difficulty in filling their ranks from volunteers. The Ats, however,..were not so popular. 1944Lancet 15 Apr. 516/1 The ATS with one accord Say ‘Ma'am’ when they address her, And though this is an ugly sound It does not much distress her. Ibid. 517/1 (heading) Rehabilitation for ATS. 1958J. Betjeman Coll. Poems 94 As beefy ATS Without their hats Come shooting through the bridge. |