AOC

See also: AOÇ

English

Etymology 1

An abbreviation

Noun

AOC (plural AOCs)

  1. Initialism of Air Officer Commanding, a title used to refer to RAF officers holding certain command appointments.
    • 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 128:
      'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'.
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  3. Initialism of author of color

Etymology 2

From French AOC (“appellation d'origine contrôlée”, literally “controlled designation of origin”)

Noun

AOC (plural AOCs)

  1. A product branding name for wine from France which is strictly controlled.

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.o.se/

Noun

AOC f (plural AOC)

  1. Initialism of appellation d'origine contrôlée.
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