"Alto" meaning in English

See Alto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Altos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish alto. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|alto}} Spanish alto Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Altos}} Alto (plural Altos)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Alto-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Alto-en-name-x5h46kA0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 56 26
  3. (aerospace) initialism of air launch to orbit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: air launch to orbit Categories (topical): Aerospace
    Sense id: en-Alto-en-name-bceDez2l Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ALTO

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Alto meaning in English (2.9kB)

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