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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

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

The question arises, was it a rendezvous? and did the "bark of aviso" bear other and more important despatches than those addressed to Master Ralph Lane?

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

M. Foucault is fond of this scene, and will therefore not take it ill if I recall to his mind a couple of stanzas: Essere in omnibus Consultationibus Ancieni aviso, Aut bono, Aut mauvaiso.

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille

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