UO

abbreviation for

1. Urban Operations: refers to combat, warfare, and military operations in urban areas. Compare MOUT ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of UO¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

The verbs of this class belong to the sixth ablaut-series ( 12), and accordingly have a in the present; uo in the pret.

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The protoxide of uranium (UO) is black, uncrystalline, or forms a brown powder.

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The feathers were knotted by twos or threes with twisted strands of the olona, the process being called uo.

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He concludes, therefore, if uo signifies heart, that uotan denotes “the inmost heart” or “heart of the expanse.”

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But thou maist more fitly dispose and order this proportion thus: As ur, is unto nl: so is uo unto oy.

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