Nao
/naʊ/ adj, adv, name, noun
adj, adv, name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Spanish or Portuguese carrack. historical, rare
"I got vivid descriptions of the sea battle at Chaul from the Mamluk sailors and the Ottoman gunners so that I could clearly visualise the Mamluk galleys and the Ottoman guns battling the Portuguese naos at the entrance of the Kundalika river."
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of now. Internet, alt-of, alternative, humorous
Adverb
- 1 Alternative form of now. Internet, alt-of, alternative, humorous
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of National Applications Office: a former agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security. US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
- 2 A female or male given name from Japanese.
- 3 Initialism of National Audit Office. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 Initialism of Nautical Almanac Office. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 5 Initialism of North Atlantic oscillation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 Abbreviation of Nenets Autonomous Okrug: a federal subject of Russia. abbreviation, alt-of
Example
More examples"I got vivid descriptions of the sea battle at Chaul from the Mamluk sailors and the Ottoman gunners so that I could clearly visualise the Mamluk galleys and the Ottoman guns battling the Portuguese naos at the entrance of the Kundalika river."
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish nao.