wo
noun
an archaic spelling of woe.
wo
1 American
[woh]
/ woʊ /
noun
plural
wos
WO
2
American
Or
W.O.
-
wait order.
-
War Office.
-
Warrant Officer.
w/o
3
American
abbreviation
WO
1
British
abbreviation
-
War Office
-
Warrant Officer
-
wireless operator
w/o
2
British
abbreviation
-
without
-
written off
wo
3
British
/ wəʊ /
noun
Example Sentences
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"This method doesn't just give us a snapshot," said Professor Lucien Weiss from Polytechnique Montréal, wo co-led the research.
From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025
The cyber criminals claim to have the private information of 20 million people wo signed up to Co-op's membership scheme, but the firm would not confirm that number.
From BBC • May 2, 2025
Saugus 18, Canyon Country Canyon 0: Matthew Carta hit wo doubles and finished with four RBIs while Lincoln Fritz added three hits for the Centurions.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025
Lori remarried in 2001 to her third husband, Joseph Anthony Ryan, wo is the biological father of her second child, daughter Tylee Ryan.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2022
Between groans, he calls, “Das Hduschen fehlt, wo hist du Hduschen?' Something is wrong with him. “
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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