PO

/pou/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard: A petty officer, a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army.
    • A radioactive metallic element: A chemical element (symbol Po) that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; it occurs in uranium ores and can be produced artificially.
    • A European river: A major river in Italy that flows into the Adriatic Sea.
    • An independent agency for mail delivery: (Abbreviation for Post Office) A government agency responsible for postal services.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • He served as a po in the Navy for ten years.
    • Polonium (Po) is a highly radioactive element.
    • The Po River valley is very fertile.
    • I need to stop by the po to mail this package.
Advanced Usage
  • "Po" as an abbreviation: Commonly used in informal or technical writing to stand for "Post Office" or the element "Polonium."
    • Send the form to the following PO box.
    • The sample was contaminated with Po-210.
Variants and Related Words
  • Polonium (n): The full name of the chemical element Po.
    • Polonium was discovered by Marie Curie.
  • PO Box (n): Post Office Box; a numbered box in a post office where mail is kept for collection.
    • Her business address is a PO Box.
  • Petty Officer (n): The full title for the naval rank abbreviated as PO.
    • He was promoted to Petty Officer First Class.
Synonyms
  • For the rank: Petty Officer, noncommissioned officer, NCO.
  • For the element: Polonium (full name).
  • For the river: Po River (full name).
  • For the agency: Post Office, postal service.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Not commonly applicable for this word as a noun.)

Related Idioms

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Noun
  1. an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
  2. a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea
  3. a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
  4. a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor

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