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aviso

American  
[uh-vahy-zoh] / əˈvaɪ zoʊ /

noun

plural

avisos
  1. a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.


Etymology

Origin of aviso

1625–35; < Spanish, noun derivative of avisar to advise

Example Sentences

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El coronel Petrov pensó que podía tratarse de una falsa alarma y decidió no enviar el aviso a sus superiores.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2023

Ver un aviso de desalojo en la puerta era vergonzoso, recordó Sabree.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023

The shipping-agent yields assent; inserts a second aviso in the Spanish paper, addressed to marineros of all nations.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne

Carlo Valerio, nostro compatre charissimo, et de chi altro vi parerà per apostar questa pictura per noi, intendendo il precio et dandone aviso.

From Giorgione by Cook, Herbert

I have letter by an aviso from Cartagena, dated the 14th of September, wherein they advise that the galleons were ready laden with the silver, and would depart thence the 6th of October.

From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Haring, Clarence Henry