oboe 1
/oh"boh/ , 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. )
[ 1690-1700; hautbois, equiv. to haut high + bois wood; see HAUTBOY ]
oboe 2
/oh"boh/ , 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.
[ 1940-45; special use of OBOE 1 ]