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Meaning of halloa | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C2
hæˈloʊ

Definitions

A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention to something or to incite; a shout.

Examples

“Halloa! what's this?”
“"Halloa! Below there!" When he heard a voice thus calling to him, he was standing at the door of his box, with a flag in his hand, furled round its short pole.”
“"Halloa! Stop there!" he shouted, holding his bicycle to block our road.”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

halloo hamana-hamana-hamana hand to God handbags hands off hands up

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