abb

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s

From Middle English ab, abbe, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”).

At midnight they were off St. Abbs Head, when the engineers reported that the case was hopeless; the engines had entirely ceased to work. — The True Story Book, Unknown
G.'s maid has a letter from St Abbs from her mother, who is anxious about her, for she says, "There's an awfu' heavy sea running at the Head." — From Edinburgh to India & Burmah, W. G. (William Gordon) Burn Murdoch
He farmed his land, he hunted, and speared salmon, was rocked in his fishing-boat as far as St. Abbs, read political pamphlets, and sat late over his wine, and sometimes abetted the bold smuggling, much like his contemporaries. — Girlhood and Womanhood: The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes, Sarah Tytler

Alex Boncayao Brigade, Revolutionary Proletarian Army, RPA-ABB

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning

From: —

Output

Worksheet Type (multi-select)

Scope

Difficulty

Max questions

0 words Min 50 words / Max 2,000 words