ao
/eɪ ˈəʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.38 in modern English
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Initialism of amongst/among/and others.
name
name
Abbreviation of Australian Open, a major tennis tournament, part of the Grand Slam.
name
Initialism of Anarchy Online.
name
Initialism of Annoying Orange, an Internet-based cartoon series.
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "To produce leather goods, plants dumped an estimated 8,000 tonnes of waste a day into the Ao River, transforming its once-clear waters into a foul-smelling cesspool."
- "The Ao River currently provides water for Lianjian^([sic – meaning Lianjiang]) County, irrigation for agriculture, water to villages for drinking, to fish farms, animal farms, and industries. Before the construction of the Shanzai dam the dry season flow in the Ao River at the water works at downstream Lianjian^([sic – meaning Lianjiang]) County has fallen so low (to 8.5m³/sec) that it was necessary to limited the water intake rate to the water works.[…](iii) obtain how data or the Ao River at Lianjian^([sic – meaning Lianjiang]) County from the Fujian Provincial Hydrology Department to monitor the effect of water diversion from the Tang Ban Reservoir on the quality and quantity of downstream water;[…]"
- "Chiang said her father was born in Lianjiang, and he knew very well that if there was no dike, places like Gui'an and Taoyuan villages would be flooded every year. "Just a while ago, when it rained heavily, waterlogging can be seen in many places. At that time, I was looking at the course of the Aojiang River, when I suddenly realized that we were defending our homeland.""
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, 鰲, 敖, 區
Usage
- Uncountable
- American usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Todd-AO
njo
Frequently Paired Words
njo
Synonyms
Aojiang
Aokiang
Ao-chiang