noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff. Caithness, Orkney, Shetland
2. 2
   Initialism of genetically engineered organism. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. 3
   Abbreviation of geostationary orbit. abbreviation, alt-of
4. 4
   Abbreviation of geostationary Earth orbit. abbreviation, alt-of
5. 5
   Abbreviation of geosynchronous equatorial orbit. abbreviation, alt-of

Synonyms

All synonyms

beoclarke orbitclarke orbitgeorgeheoleo

Etymology

Borrowed from Norn gjo, from Old Norse gjá.

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