Ems (?mz, ?ms) A river of northwest Germany flowing about 370 km (230 mi) to the North Sea at the Netherlands border.EMSabbr.1. electrical muscle stimulation2. Emergency Medical Service3. European Monetary SystemAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Ems (?mz) or Bad Emsn1. (Placename) a town in W Germany, in the Rhineland-Palatinate: famous for the Ems Telegram (1870), Bismarck’s dispatch that led to the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. Pop: 9666 (2003 est)2. (Placename) a river in W Germany, rising in the Teutoburger Wald and flowing generally north to the North Sea. Length: about 370 km (230 miles)EMS abbreviation for 1. (Economics) European Monetary System 2. (Computer Science) enhanced messaging service: a system used for sending text messages containing special text formatting, animations, etc, to and from mobile phones Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014EMS emergency medical service. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.