Meanings

special plane

minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary

special post office

agency

Special Higher Police (1911-1945)

secret military agency

special promotion (in rank or grade)

special telegram or dispatch (despatch)

prominence

special counsel

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)

bargain floor or basement

special exemption

complimentary ticket

special purpose submarine (esp. Japanese midget submarines used in WWII)

special name

idiosyncrasy

(printed or written in) large letters

special approval

praiseworthy