AOC

See also: AOÇ

English

Etymology 1

Various initialisms.

Noun

AOC (plural AOCs)

  1. (military, UK) Initialism of Air Officer Commanding, a title used to refer to RAF officers holding certain command appointments.
    • 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 128:
      'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'.
  2. Initialism of age of consent.
  3. Initialism of author of color.
  4. (aviation) Initialism of air operator's certificate.

Proper noun

AOC

  1. (US politics) Initialism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
  2. Initialism of Admiral Overseas Corporation (Taiwanese eletronics company)

Etymology 2

From French AOC (appellation d'origine contrôlée, literally controlled designation of origin).

Noun

AOC (plural AOCs)

  1. A label for French wines named after their regions of origin certifying that origin.
    • 2011 October 5, Jane Anson, “Beaujolais in major appellation shake-up”, in Decanter, archived from the original on 2015-09-05:
      Another change comes with the creation of the new AOC Coteaux Bourguignon, which will replace the existing AOC Bourgogne Grande Ordinaire over the next five years. This appellation will be open to both Burgundy and Beaujolais producers.
  2. A region for which such a certification is issued.
    • 2014 April 22, “Tursan Wine”, in Wine-Searcher, archived from the original on 2015-10-02:
      Tursan is one of South West France's lesser known AOCs, located in the southeast corner of the Landes administrative department.

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.o.se/

Noun

AOC f (plural AOC)

  1. Initialism of appellation d’origine contrôlée.
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