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

Of their six penalties, two were for delay of game wo for delay of game after knocking pucks into the stands, and two more for having too many men on the ice.

From Seattle Times

It is named for Yick Wo, the plaintiff in a landmark 1886 U.S.

From Science Magazine

Wo was a laundry owner jailed by the city of San Francisco after it denied permits to him and other businesses owned by Chinese residents.

From Science Magazine

"Wolbachia has genes from a virus called prophage WO integrated into its genome. These genes -- cifA and cifB -- allow the bacteria to remarkably manipulate sperm and quickly spread through an insect population for their own good."

From Science Daily

"By altering this non-coding part of the genome, we found that Cif proteins start impacting sperm right from the earliest stages of development. Wolbachia's prophage WO genes act like master puppeteers, manipulating sperm development in a way that allows their genes and the symbiotic bacteria to quickly spread through arthropod populations."

From Science Daily