wo

¹ American  

[woh] / woʊ /

noun

plural

wos

1. Archaic. an archaic spelling of woe.

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WO ² American  

Or W.O.

1. wait order.

2. War Office.

3. Warrant Officer.

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w/o ³ American  

abbreviation

1. without.

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WO ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. War Office

2. Warrant Officer

3. wireless operator

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w/o ² British  

abbreviation

1. without

2. written off

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wo ³ British  

/ wəʊ /

noun

1. an archaic spelling of woe

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Example Sentences

"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