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loa
UK /ˈləʊ̯ə/ US /ˈloʊ̯ə/
noun 4name 2
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1ADJ.
permanent
Definitions
noun
1
In the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary between Bondye (the creator god) and human beings.
Here, on the Island Below the Sea, the loa have their permanent residence, their primal location.
Some will caution you at great length about the dangers of Vodou. They will tell you that the lwa are jealous, thin-skinned, and hot-tempered.
noun
1
Initialism of leave of absence.
2
Initialism of letter of appreciation.
3
Initialism of length over all, the length of a ship's hull without attachments.
But in the end, nothing says as much about a yacht, or its owner, as the delicate matter of L.O.A.—length over all.
name
1
A surname.
2
A town, the county seat of Wayne County, Utah, United States.
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Here, on the Island Below the Sea, the loa have their permanent residence, their primal location.
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Some will caution you at great length about the dangers of Vodou. They will tell you that the lwa are jealous, thin-skinned, and hot-tempered.
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Equally surprising is to find St Patrick so prominent in many Vodou shrines, until one remembers that he too had been a slave who had twice crossed the sea, the second time to freedom, and that he had
Wiktionary04
But in the end, nothing says as much about a yacht, or its owner, as the delicate matter of L.O.A.—length over all.
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