DOA

ˌdiː oʊ ˈeɪ

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Definition of DOA - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: dead on arrival

TECH.

someone found dead when help arrives

TECH.

The patient was DOA at the hospital.

dead on arrival

deceased

expired

acr: defective on arrival

TECH.

item is broken when it arrives

TECH.

The toy was DOA and couldn't be used.

acr: date of arrival

Dated

date when someone or something arrives somewhere

Dated

The DOA is listed on your ticket.

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Origin of DOA

Latin mortuus (dead)

Examples of DOA in a sentence

Unfortunately, the accident left him DOA at the scene.
The phone was DOA and had to be returned.
Unfortunately, the laptop arrived DOA.
Please confirm the DOA with the supplier.
The DOA was changed due to delays.

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French:DCD, défectueux à la livraison, ...
German:bei Ankunft tot, DOA, ...
Italian:DOA, ...
Spanish:ML, DA, ...
Portuguese:MCA, avariado à chegada, ...
Chinese:到达时已死亡, 到货即坏, ...
Japanese:到着時死亡, 初期不良, ...
Arabic:ميت عند الوصول, تَالِف عِند الوُصُول, ...
Hebrew:מֵת עִם הַהַגָּעָה, פָּגוּם עִם הַהַגָּעָה, ...
Russian:мёртв по прибытии, неисправен при получении, ...
Ukrainian:мертвий на момент прибуття, НПП, ...
Hindi:मृत अवस्था में लाया गया, पहुँचते ही खराब, ...
Bengali:ডিওএ, ত্রুটিপূর্ণ অবস্থায় পৌঁছানো, ...
Catalan:mort a l'arribada, DT, ...
Czech:mrtvý při příjezdu, vadné při dodání, ...
Danish:DOA, ankomstdato, ...
Dutch:DOA, ...
Greek:νεκρός κατά την άφιξη, ΕΑΑ, ...
Hungarian:halottan érkezett, érkezéskor hibás, ...
Khmer:ស្លាប់ពេលទៅដល់, ខូចតាំងពីពេលទទួលបាន, ...
Korean:도착 시 사망, 도착 시 불량, ...
Persian:مرگ در هنگام رسیدن, خراب در زمان تحویل, ...
Polish:martwy w chwili przybycia, uszkodzony przy odbiorze, ...
Portuguese (BR):MNA, DOA, ...
Romanian:mort la sosire, defect la livrare, ...
Swedish:död vid ankomst, DOA, ...
Thai:เสียชีวิตก่อนถึงโรงพยาบาล, เสียตั้งแต่แกะกล่อง, ...
Turkish:varışta ölü, teslimde bozuk, ...
Vietnamese:chết khi đến nơi, hỏng ngay khi nhận hàng, ...

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