po

[ poh ]

noun,plural pos.Australia and New Zealand.
  1. a chamber pot.

Origin of po

1
1875–80; probably <French pot (de chambre) chamber pot

Words Nearby po

Other definitions for Po (2 of 6)

Po1
[ poh ]

noun
  1. a river in Italy, flowing E from the Alps in the NW to the Adriatic. 418 miles (669 km) long.

Other definitions for Po (3 of 6)

Po2

Symbol, Chemistry.

Other definitions for PO (4 of 6)

PO

abbreviation
  1. post office. : Also P.O.

  2. Baseball. putout; putouts.

Other definitions for p.o. (5 of 6)

p.o.

abbreviation
  1. (in prescriptions) by mouth.

Origin of p.o.

5
From Latin per ōs

Other definitions for P.O. (6 of 6)

P.O.

abbreviation
  1. post office. : Also PO

  2. parole officer.

  1. Chiefly British. postal (money) order.

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British Dictionary definitions for po (1 of 4)

po

/ (pəʊ) /


nounplural pos
  1. British an informal word for chamber pot

Origin of po

1
C19: from pot 1

British Dictionary definitions for Po (2 of 4)

Po1

the chemical symbol for
  1. polonium

British Dictionary definitions for Po (3 of 4)

Po2

/ (pəʊ) /


noun
  1. a river in N Italy, rising in the Cottian Alps and flowing northeast to Turin, then east to the Adriatic: the longest river in Italy. Length: 652 km (405 miles): Latin name: Padus

British Dictionary definitions for PO (4 of 4)

PO

abbreviation for
  1. Post Office

  2. Personnel Officer

  1. petty officer

  2. Pilot Officer

  3. Also: p.o. postal order

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Scientific definitions for Po

Po

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