Moab

American  

[moh-ab] / ˈmoʊ æb /

noun

1. an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.

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Moab British  

/ ˈməʊæb /

noun

1. Old Testament an ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea, in what is now the SW part of Jordan: flourished mainly from the 9th to the 6th centuries _bc

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Usage

What else does MOAB mean? MOAB is an acronym referring to a large bomb in the U.S. military, the Massive Ordnance Air Blast or Mother of All Bombs.Moab is also the name of a Biblical kingdom and a city in Utah.

Example Sentences

In fact, your guide probably has had no direct knowledge of—or even personal interest in—sunbathing on the Gulf Coast, rock climbing in Moab, or marveling at the architecture of Milan.

From Slate

Outside Moab: In the climactic ending of “Thelma & Louise,” a car driven by characters played by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis appears to soar into the Grand Canyon.

From The Wall Street Journal

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a social media post that the windscreen cracked while the plane was near Moab, Utah.

From Los Angeles Times

Flynn, who’s based in Flagstaff, Ariz., photographed one couple embraced in a Spider-Man-style kiss while climbing on sheer rock face in Moab and another under the moonlight at Yosemite’s Glacier Point after a middle-of-the-night hike in total isolation.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s what Alan Levine says he found on his bill when he stopped at a steakhouse in Moab, Utah, recently.

From Seattle Times