FIDO

[fahy-doh]

noun

Aeronautics.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of FIDO¹

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

Example Sentences

On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors directed staff to cross-reference voter rolls with pet registration data in the county in order to make sure there are no four-legged voters with names like Fido, Fifi, Spot, Sparky or Lucky casting ballots in the next special election in November.

From Los Angeles Times

You may want to bring a towel for Fido, as we will likely cross the river at least once.

From Los Angeles Times

Located inside the Amazon building at the elbow of Northeast 10th Street and 106th Avenue Northeast, The Redd Dog has a patio for your dogs and even a food menu for Fido.

From Seattle Times

“Either you solve the Fido problem or everyone is doing to walk away saying, ‘It’s a beautiful building and we’d love to live here but ...’”

From Los Angeles Times

The AI industry hopes robots will unseat the dog someday as man’s best friend, but Fido is safe — for now.

From Washington Times

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