Solo - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsəʊləʊ|  American pronunciation of the word solo
Brit.  |ˈsəʊləʊ|  British pronunciation of the word solo

noun

- any activity that is performed alone without assistance
- a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
- a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied

verb

- fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
- perform a piece written for a single instrument

adverb

- without anybody else or anything else (syn: alone, unaccompanied)
he flew solo

adjective

- composed or performed by a single voice or instrument
a passage for solo clarinet

Extra examples

She is learning to fly and she flew her first solo yesterday.

She left the band last year and started a solo career.

He just issued his first solo album.

The guitarist solos on practically every song.

She soloed for the first time yesterday.

The original version featured a guitar solo.

He had just completed his final solo album.

Ridgeway's solo voyage across the Atlantic

When did you first fly solo?

Amos quit the company, determined to go solo (=work for himself).

Brokaw solos brilliantly on this album.

Her solo flight across the Atlantic was a remarkable first.

The group's lead singer is now venturing on a solo career.

The trumpet player performed an improvised solo.

...during his solo crossing of the Atlantic he managed to avoid the fierce oceanic storms that rage in those tropical latitudes...

Word forms

noun
singular: solo
plural: solos
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