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FIDO

[ fahy-doh ]
/ ˈfaɪ doʊ /

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
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