moa

IPA: mˈoʊʌ

Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world.
(Internet slang, uncommon) An extremely tall individual.
Initialism of minute of angle. [An angle, one sixtieth (1/60ᵗʰ) of a degree, used by gunners as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance.]
Initialism of military operations area.
Initialism of memorandum of agreement (NATO AAP-15)
Initialism of mission-oriented approach (NATO AAP-15)
Initialism of mechanism of action.

Examples of "moa" in Sentences

Whenever I've read about this sucker it's been described as a moa eater.
For more information, call 758-5282, e-mail moa@ wfu. edu or visit the museum Web site at www.wfu. edu/moa.
Now the moa is officially extinct, being gone since the 12th century, with some lingering possibly into the 1500's.
Now Zealand formerly possessed several species of dinornis, one of which, called moa by the islanders, was larger than the ostrich.
If a person keeps their shots within 300 yards (as they should) a rifle that prints 2 moa is more than accurate enough to take big game.
While visiting the Auckland museum last month I was fascinated to see the replica of a gigantic bird called a moa, extinct since around 1500 A.D.
The basic facts in the case couldn't be more straightforward: when people first came to New Zealand's northern and southern islands, there were large flightless birds known as moa already living there; today there are many more people and no more moa.