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o⋅boe

1  [oh-boh]
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–noun
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.)
Origin:
1690–1700; < It < F hautbois, equiv. to haut high + bois wood; see hautboy
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o⋅boe

2  [oh-boh]
–noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
a navigation system utilizing two radar ground stations that measure the distance to an aircraft and then radio the information to the aircraft.
Origin:
1940–45; special use of oboe 1
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o·boe   (ō'bō)   
n.  

  1. A slender woodwind instrument with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece, having a range of three octaves and a penetrating, poignant sound.

  2. A reed stop in an organ that produces a sound similar to that of the oboe.


[Italian, from French hautbois; see hautboy.]
o'bo·ist n.
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Cultural Dictionary

oboe

A woodwind instrument played with a double reed; similar to a bassoon, but pitched higher. Some describe its tone as nasal.

Note: The oboe appears frequently as a solo instrument in symphonies and other kinds of classical music.
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Word Origin & History

oboe 
1724, from It. oboe, from M.Fr. hautbois (itself borrowed in Eng. 16c. as hautboy), from haut "high" + bois "wood" (see bush). So called because it had the highest register among woodwind instruments.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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