eighty-eight

American  

[ey-tee-eyt] / ˈeɪ tiˈeɪt /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 80 plus 8.

2. a symbol for this number, as 88 or LXXXVIII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

4. Slang. the keys of a piano or the piano itself.

   tickle the old eighty-eight.

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adjective

1. amounting to 88 in number.

Example Sentences

The Japanese destroyed or damaged three navy cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer, leading our nation into World War II. One hundred eighty-eight US aircraft were destroyed.

From Literature

The eighty-eight players in the First Canadian Open may have composed a stronger roster than had been fielded at the United States Open a few weeks earlier.

From Literature

I never stop being amazed that these eighty-eight slices of ivory and ebony can combine to create harmonies.

From Literature

In a feat of modern aircraft design and engineering, Johnson's team built the first U-2 spy plane in only eighty-eight days.

From Literature

Two thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight minutes since the moment his chance to win the competition had evaporated.

From Literature