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compo

[ kom-poh ]

noun

plural compos.
  1. composition material.


compo

/ ˈɒəʊ /

noun

  1. a mixture of materials, such as mortar, plaster, etc
  2. informal.
    compensation, esp for injury or loss of work
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. military intended to last for several days

    a compo pack

    compo rations

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of compo1

By shortening; -o
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of compo1

short for composition, compensation, composite
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Two sculling boats with the private Saugatuck Rowing Club capsized as the water became rough during a weather change, sending 18 people into waters off Compo Beach, Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas said at an evening news conference.

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“For the first time, we had the most accurate hourly reconstruction of the weather back to 1940, around the world,” said Dr. Compo, who became a co-author on the study.

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Owen played Tom Simmonite, the long lost son of Compo - who was played by the actor's real-life father Bill Owen.

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He was chosen to play Compo's son just days after the death of his father in 1999 from cancer.

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The series - which has followed the exploits of Compo, Nora Batty and friends - made its TV debut in 1973, and featured a host of famous faces including Eric Sykes and Dame Thora Hird.

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