bolo
/ˈboʊ.loʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.68 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
noun
A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship.
verb
To fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
Example Sentences
- "He jerked me off balance and the hand with the brass knucks came around in a looping bolo punch."
- ""In the first place," began Drina, "you are to lie down flat on the floor and creep about and show us how the Moros wriggle through the grass to bolo our sentinels." […] Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff."
- "Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff."
- "William Davis Jr. admitted he had been drinking and driving, but he said he shouldn’t have been caught. Even though police had issued a BOLO or “be on the lookout” for his car and an officer testified Davis made several traffic violations, he said there wasn’t enough probable cause for the initial traffic stop that turned into a DUI. […] Davis said he should not have been stopped because the BOLO for his car was not checked out before he was pulled over, but Justice Cornelia Clark pointed out that shouldn’t matter."
- "Police had issue^([sic – meaning issued]) a BOLO alert for Brown and the children when he suddenly arrived in the emergency room of Central Florida Regional Hospital, looking for his wife."
- "Freeman was able to locate the male and recognized him from a BOLO."
Etymology
From Philippine Spanish bolo, from Tagalog bolo.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈboʊ.loʊ/
- British English: /ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/
Usage
- Transitive verb
- American usage