Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One of the native names of the common gazel of central Asia, the Gazella subgutturosa (Antilope subgutturosa of Güldenstädt). It is said to inhabit in herds the open country of central Asia, Persia, the Baikal region, and to be found from the eastern boundary of Bokhara to the Hellespont. Its principal food is a species of wormwood, Artemisia Pontica. The ahu is pale-brown, white below and on the anal disk, with a light stripe on the side, a dark stripe on the haunches, and the end of the tail black. Also called
jairou .
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) The Asiatic gazelle.
Etymologies
- Rapa Nui ahu (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Here, among the graves on the beach, lightly clad in ahu's and lava-lavas, flower - crowned and garlanded, with great phosphorescent hibiscus blossoms in their hair, youths and maidens were dancing.”
“Initially successful in food gathering, they had an advanced culture for their age and gave thanks by making giant statues called ahu.”
“He is an active member of the UH West O'ahu 'ohana participating in team-building activities including tennis and golf outings as well as the annual University of Hawai'i softball tournament.”
“His pleasant demeanor and professionalism are appreciated by the entire UH West O'ahu 'ohana.”
“Lookout offers a dramatic vista of O'ahu's Windward Side, raging winds and a glance at wild chickens more often seen on”
“Thrift idea: Join a scheduled beach cleanup - like the one Surfrider volunteers recently conducted at Paumalū (Sunset Beach) on O'ahu's North Shore, and earlier in the year at Kaua'is Māhā'ulepū and Keoneloa (Shipwreck) beaches - by contacting the volunteer coordinator listed on each chapter's Web site.”
“Reap the benefits: Reef Check's most recent survey was on O'ahu's South Shore, home to dive sites like Nautical Reef, which includes eels, honu pufferfish and a white-tip reef shark, and Turtle Reef, which in addition to its namesake, boasts lobsters, shrimp, cleaner wrasse and eels.”
“The White House's going after by ahu on August 5, 2009 - 10: 39am”
“The four smaller portions are located off the north shore of Kaua ` i, off Hawai ` i's Kona coast, and off the north and southeast coasts of O ` ahu.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ahu’.
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Obscure Airport Codes
A list of airport codes (three-letter trigrams) used in ticketing and routing airplanes, cargo, luggage and passengers. The twist - these are obscure out of the way places most of us will never ve...
aat, abk, abm, abt, aci, adk, aer, aey, ahu, ajr, akf, akv and 111 more...
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Random
These are just some random words that I might find a list for someday.
troglodytism, chinkle, vasculum, sabz, cucullus, tricornigerous, cuboctahedron, eruca, gamp, pilum, taha, angelhood and 244 more...
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Permutations
There are 17576 different sequences of three letters (26 x 26 x 26). How many of them occur in words? General rules of engagement: mononyms only, lower case preferred to upper case, short preferred...
aaargh, niqaabi, Isaac, raad, baaed, haaf, laager, aah, kamaaina, Naajaat, aak, aalii and 637 more...
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Antelope
gazelle, impala, pronghorn, nilgai, blackbuck, klipspringer, gemsbok, eland, oryx, kudu, duiker, chinkara and 54 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for ahu.
hernesheir Al Hoceima Airport - Al Hoceima, Morocco Aug 5, 2009