"WSO" meaning in English

See WSO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: WSOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} WSO (plural WSOs)
  1. Initialism of weapon systems officer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: weapon systems officer Derived forms: wizzo [pronunciation-spelling]
    Sense id: en-WSO-en-noun-Erif13kE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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