boro
/bˈɝoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.79 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
name
The town of Middlesbrough, and more specifically Middlesbrough FC football club.
name
Stevenage Football Club, a football team from Stevenage formerly known as Stevenage Borough Football Club
name
A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Example Sentences
- "They created the better chances while Boro, looking every inch a troubled team, rarely looked like avoiding a third successive goalless home draw."
- "If, however, Boro let their guard slip, you can bet the Tigers will tear their guests for the day to shreds. In not one game this season have City sat back. Against Middlesbrough it will surely be no different."
- "Last week, the man from the local paper told the 24-year-old author that in years to come the "Linny", as the pub is known, will feature prominently on "Richard Milward Tours" of Boro."
- "Craig Reid struck the United woodwork, while Boro goalkeeper Chris Day had to tip over a header from his own midfielder Michael Bostwick."
Usage
- American usage