American English pronunciation
How to pronounce oriole
IPA transcription: ['ɔɹi,oʊl]
Pronunciation variants: ['ɔɹi,oʊl]['ɚi,oʊl]
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Noun
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mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
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American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
Usage examples
- He spent Spring training with the Orioles, but did not make the club.
- The season proved to be his last with the Orioles, however.
- He served two stints each as a pitching coach and broadcaster for the Orioles.
- He never appeared in a game with the Orioles.
- That October, the Orioles defeated the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series.
- He was the interim pitching coach with the Baltimore Orioles of the American League.
- The Stamps then faced the Winnipeg Orioles for the Prairie championship.
- Aitchison married Oriole Faram and had one daughter.
- After which, he returned to the Baltimore Orioles via free agency.
- He played for the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks.