OS


Meaning of OS in English

I. ˈōˈes transitive verb

( OSed ; OSed ; OSing ; OSes )

Etymology: abbreviation of order sheet or on sheet

: to record the time of arrival and departure of (a train) by telegraphing the information prefixed by the signal OS and the office call

turned to the key to OS his first train out — Trains

II. abbreviation

1.

[Latin oculus sinister ]

left eye

2. off stage

3. old school

4. old series

5. old side

6. old style

7. one side

8. only son

9. on sale

10. on sample

11. on schedule

12. on sheet

13. on side

14. ordinary seaman

15. original series

16. out of stock

17. outside

18. outside sentinel

19. outsize

20. outstanding

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.