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hol·loa

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowlnoun

    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

    "his bellow filled the hallway"

Wikipedia

  1. holloa

    Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826.

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  1. holloa

    "Holloa" is a term originally used in British English as a call or shout to draw attention, kind of a hunting cry. It is an exclamation used to urge on, call to a person at a distance, or attract attention. A less common spelling is "hollo".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Holloa

    same as Hollo

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. holloa

    An answer to any person calling from a distance, to show they hear. Thus, if the master intends to give any order to the people in the main-top, he previously calls, "Main-top, hoay." It is also the first answer received when hailing a ship. (See HAILING and HOAY.)

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of holloa in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of holloa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of holloa in a Sentence

  1. George John Whyte-Melville:

    Then drink, puppy, drink, and let ev'ry puppy drink, That is old enough to lap and to swallow; For he'll grow into a hound, so we'll pass the bottle round, And merrily we'll whoop and we'll holloa.

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