Nao

//naʊ// adj, adv, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 1
    Alternative form of now. Internet, alt-of, alternative, humorous
Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of now. Internet, alt-of, alternative, humorous
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of National Applications Office: a former agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security. US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  2. 2
    A female or male given name from Japanese.
  3. 3
    Initialism of National Audit Office. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of Nautical Almanac Office. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Initialism of North Atlantic oscillation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of Nenets Autonomous Okrug: a federal subject of Russia. abbreviation, alt-of

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"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.

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