A1
Britishadjective
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in good health; physically fit
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informal first class; excellent
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(of a vessel) with hull and equipment in first-class condition
Example Sentences
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The pair, formally known as A1 and A0, are the oldest birds from their release cohort at nearly 7 years old — and the only ones old enough to reproduce.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
In Portugal a section of the A1 motorway linking Lisbon to Porto collapsed when a river burst its banks near Coimbra.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
She fondly recalls the few times she nabbed an A1 boarding pass and felt like she had won the lottery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Mike Richardson, the 66-year-old founder and owner of DSM, says he had tried to incorporate "nature" as much as possible into his data centre at a former RAF base just off the A1 near Peterborough.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
A1 is half a foot taller than Will, and twice as broad.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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