nemo
Americannoun
plural
nemosEtymology
Origin of nemo
1935–40, perhaps < Latin nēmō nobody, reinforced by sound association with remote
Example Sentences
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Several spacecraft and telescopes -- including Mir -- have met a similar fate, splashing down at an isolated spot in the ocean called Point Nemo.
From Barron's
The former’s pulsing soundtrack tears apart “Little Nemo’s” enchanting dream logic, shattering the illusion that Nemo — despite its virtuosic rendering — can be so cleanly distinguished from its accompanying grotesque depictions.
From Los Angeles Times
The ISS is set to be decommissioned after 2030, with its orbit gradually lowered until it breaks up in the atmosphere over a remote part of the Pacific Ocean called Point Nemo, a spacecraft graveyard.
From Barron's
The only souvenirs we bought were $25 “Finding Nemo” bubble blowers that they couldn’t put down.
All they wanted to do was play with Nemo.
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