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Feb 12, 2012
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o•boe



Pronunciation: (ō'bō), [key]
—n.
1. a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
2. (in an organ) a reed stop with a sound like that of an oboe.
3. (a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter O.)

o•boe



Pronunciation: (ō'bō), [key]
—n.(sometimes cap).
a navigation system utilizing two radar ground stations that measure the distance to an aircraft and then radio the information to the aircraft.

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