reno

¹

[ ren-oh ]

noun

, plural ren·os.

1. Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.

Reno

²

[ ree-noh ]

noun

1. Janet, 1938–2016, U.S. lawyer: first woman U.S. attorney general, 1993–2001.
2. a city in W Nevada.

Reno

/ ˈriːnəʊ /

noun

1. a city in W Nevada, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada: noted as a divorce, wedding, and gambling centre by reason of its liberal laws. Pop: 193 882 (2003 est)

Reno

1. City in western Nevada .

Notes

Known for its gambling casinos and, in the first half of the twentieth century, for easily obtained divorces.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reno¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

She has scheduled her second shot — one week after chemotherapy — and then plans to drive eight hours to Reno to visit her daughter, Devin.

From Washington Post

Reports suggest that partner Panasonic will increase its investment in Tesla’s Gigafactory 1, outside Reno, by $100 million.

From Fortune

They’re doing better in the state’s second-largest county, Reno-based Washoe County, relative to 2016.

From Washington Post

The pair had dinner and many rounds of drinks in a Reno restaurant.

From Fortune

Nevada passed no statewide measure, but individual cities like Las Vegas and Reno allow them.

From Fortune

In El Reno, when you order a hamburger, an onion-fried burger is assumed, unless you instruct the cook to leave the onions out.

From The Daily Beast

As significant as the onion-fried burger is, El Reno has another unique specialty—a distinctive style of Coney Island hot dog.

From The Daily Beast

Did you know that El Reno was once larger than Oklahoma City?

From The Daily Beast

Reno held a press conference every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., “and any reporter in America could attend,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

“I was born to sue,” he says in the two-family house in downtown Reno he practices out of.

From The Daily Beast

I came, and I was in Reno on the date set, but she did not appear.

From Project Gutenberg

For heaven's sake send half your garrison up to Reno after Brooks.

From Project Gutenberg

In two more years now he'll be ready to go to Reno to college.

From Project Gutenberg

Ralph saw a tall officer spur his horse forward, and fire at General Reno.

From Project Gutenberg

Expecting Reno would make a dash such as his own, he had gallantly ridden forward, to be met by a perfect storm of flame and lead.

From Project Gutenberg