Meanings
ao1
ao2
- uncountablegrue ("blue or green", considered as one color)
AO3
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Arctic oscillation.
- abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of Australian Open, a major tennis tournament, part of the Grand Slam.
- abbreviationinitialismvideo gamesInitialism of Anarchy Online.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Annoying Orange, an Internet-based cartoon series.
plural AOs
- abbreviationAbbreviation of autonomous oblast.
- abbreviationAbbreviation of autonomous okrug.
- abbreviationAbbreviation of area of operations.
- abbreviationAbbreviation of alpha and omega.
- abbreviationinitialismphysicalquantum mechanicschemistryInitialism of atomic orbital.
- NavyUSabbreviationAbbreviation of auxiliary oiler.
- Hong KongabbreviationinitialismInitialism of administrative officer.
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of adults only.
Ao4
- Their language, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family.
Ao5
- A river in Zhejiang, China.
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.
2004 July 3, Ray Cheung, “Polluted pig-leather capital is cleaned up”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2023 - A river in Fujian, China.
2 more examples
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;[…]
1998, Fuzhou Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Project in the People's Republic of China, Asian Development Bank, →OCLC, pages 10, 17Chiang 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."
[2021 December 12, “Three ordinary Taiwan locals who made new lives across the Strait”, in huaxia, editor, Xinhua News Agency, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2023
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- abbreviationanatomyAbbreviation of aorta.
aO9
- abbreviationAbbreviation of about.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Ao · proper noun
- Chinese鰲 /鳌
- EnglishAo
From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鰲 /鳌 (Áo) and 敖 (Áo).
More words from Chinese
Full word history & related roots →Ao · proper noun
- Chinese敖
- EnglishAo
From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 敖 (Áo).
More words from Chinese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鰲 /鳌江, 敖江
- 鰲 /鳌江 (áo)river in Zhejiang, China
- 敖江 (Áojiāng)river in Fujian, China
Polish OA, OA
- OAautonomous oblast — see also autonomous oblast
- OAautonomous okrug — see also autonomous okrug
Russian АО, АО
- АО (AO)autonomous oblast — see also autonomous oblast
- АО (AO)autonomous okrug — see also autonomous okrug
Cite this entry
ao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ao
“ao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ao. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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