AOE

abbreviation for

1. area of effect: (in a video game) an attack or defense, such as a spell or special skill, that affects all characters within a specified range of the target place or character, rather than affecting only a targeted character:

   Cast an AOE to cure everyone NOW—the whole party is at death’s door.

Word History and Origins

Origin of AOE¹

First recorded in 1970–75, as Area of Effect, referring to the area and marine life affected by underwater explosives

Example Sentences

Let the periphery of the section aoe, to be halfed or cut into two equall parts.

From Project Gutenberg

Then by the point s, let the parallell lsm, be drawne against aoe.

From Project Gutenberg