FIDO

[ fahy-doh ]

/ ˈfaɪ doʊ /

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noun Aeronautics.

a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.

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Origin of FIDO

1940–45; f(og)i(nvestigation)d(ispersal)o(perations)

Words nearby FIDO

Fidelista, fidelity, fidge, fidget, fidgety, FIDO, fiducial, fiduciary, fiduciary bond, fiduciary issue, fidus Achates

How to use FIDO in a sentence

Fido bounded over the fields and chased the frightened partridges; Pensive soared in the air and sported with the light.
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He would have swallowed him at one mouthful had not Fido glided from his jaws, leaving one of his ears behind.
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Fido crept painfully to his feet, without daring to caress him, for he felt how much he was to blame.
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Early in the morning, when dawn was scarcely breaking, the swallow began to twitter, and Fido to pull the blankets.
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He gave it its liberty, and ran to the beach for Fido and Pensive, then plunged them both into the blessed fountain.
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