SRO
or S.R.O.
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single-room occupancy.
standing room only.
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How to use SRO in a sentence
It was SRO in the meeting room, packed to the gills with the entire ad-hoc, except for my new recruits.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory DoctorowVy ućh duhitar divo m ćiraṁ tanuth apaḥ net tv stenaṁ yath ripuṁ tapti sro arćish; Ṛigv.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de GubernatisVy ućh duhitar divo m ćiraṁ tanutha apaḥ net tv stenaṁ yath ripuṁ tapti sro arćish; Ṛigv.
Zoological Mythology (Volume II)|Angelo de Gubernatis
British Dictionary definitions for SRO
SRO
abbreviation for
standing room only
British Statutory Rules and Orders
self-regulatory organization
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