ORC

ɔːrk

Definition

Definition of ORC - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Organic Rankine Cycle

TECH.

system that turns heat into electricity using organic fluid

TECH.

The ORC is used in geothermal plants.

acr: organized retail crime

TECH.

stealing from stores in a planned way

TECH.

Police arrested suspects involved in ORC last night.

shoplifting

theft

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SMOrc

abbr.

abr: Smork

internet meme showing a green orc face

Examples of ORC in a sentence

Engineers installed an ORC at the plant.
Authorities cracked down on ORC rings in the city.
Retailers are collaborating to combat ORC activities.

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French:ORC, vols organisés en magasin, ...
German:ORC, organisierte Ladendiebstähle, ...
Italian:ORC, criminalità organizzata nel commercio al dettaglio, ...
Spanish:ciclo orgánico de Rankine, delito organizado en tiendas, ...
Portuguese:ORC, crime organizado em retalho, ...
Chinese:ORC, 有组织零售犯罪, ...
Japanese:ORC, 組織的小売窃盗, ...
Arabic:دورة رانكين العضوية, جَرِيمَة تِجَارِيَّة مُنَظَّمَة, ...
Hebrew:מַעְגָּל רַנְקִין אוֹרְגָּנִי, פְּשִׁיעָה קִמְעוּנָאִית מְאוּרְגֶּנֶת, ...
Russian:ОРЦ, организованная розничная преступность, ...
Ukrainian:ОРЦ, організована злочинність у роздрібній торгівлі, ...
Hindi:जैविक रैंकाइन चक्र, संगठित खुदरा अपराध, ...
Bengali:অর্গানিক র‍্যাঙ্কাইন সাইকেল, সংগঠিত খুচরা চুরি, ...
Catalan:ORC, delicte organitzat en el comerç minorista, ...
Czech:organický Rankinův cyklus, organizovaná maloobchodní kriminalita, ...
Danish:ORC, organiseret detailhandel kriminalitet, ...
Dutch:ORC, georganiseerde winkelcriminaliteit, ...
Greek:ORC, οργανωμένη εγκληματικότητα λιανικής, ...
Hungarian:organikus Rankine-körfolyamat, szervezett bolti lopás, ...
Khmer:វដ្តរ៉ង់គីនដោយប្រើសារធាតុរាវសរីរាង្គ, បទល្មើសលួចទំនិញតាមហាងដោយមានការរៀបចំ, ...
Korean:유기 랭킨 사이클, 조직 소매 범죄, ...
Persian:چرخه رانکین آلی, جرم سازمان‌یافته خرده‌فروشی, ...
Polish:ORC, zorganizowana przestępczość detaliczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):COR, ORC, ...
Romanian:ciclu Rankine organic, ORC, ...
Swedish:organisk Rankine-cykel, ORC, ...
Thai:ORC, อาชญากรรมค้าปลีกแบบเป็นขบวนการ, ...
Turkish:ORC, Organize Perakende Suçları, ...
Vietnamese:chu trình Organic Rankine, tội phạm bán lẻ có tổ chức, ...

orc

ɔrk

Definition of orc - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fantasymythical evil creature often green and aggressive

The orc charged at the hero with a roar.

goblin

troll

hostile nickname

Rare

Slang

Russian soldier or gangster in a derogatory sense

Rare

Slang

He referred to the invaders as orcs.

gangster

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mythical evil creature often green and aggressive

Origin of orc

Old English, orc (demon)

Examples of orc in a sentence

The village was attacked by a horde of orcs.
The orc was captured by local authorities.
They feared the orcs would attack their village.

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French:orc, brute, ...
German:Ork, Gangster, ...
Italian:orco, ...
Spanish:orco, ...
Portuguese:orc, soldado russo, ...
Chinese:兽人, 俄国兵, ...
Japanese:オーク, ...
Arabic:أورك, تعبير ازدرائي يُطلق على الجنود أو رجال العصابات الروس, ...
Hebrew:אוֹרְק, מִפְלֶצֶת, ...
Russian:орк, бандит, ...
Ukrainian:орк, орки, ...
Hindi:ऑर्क, रूसी सैनिक, ...
Bengali:অর্ক, ...
Catalan:orc, soldat rus, ...
Czech:skřet, ...
Danish:ork, ...
Dutch:ork, gangster, ...
Greek:όρκ, Ρώσος στρατιώτης, ...
Hungarian:ork, ...
Khmer:អ័រក, ពាក្យប្រមាថហៅទាហាន ឬក្រុមឧក្រិដ្ឋជនរុស្ស៊ី, ...
Korean:오크, ...
Persian:ارک, اورک, ...
Polish:ork, rusek, ...
Portuguese (BR):orc, gangster russo, ...
Romanian:orc, ...
Swedish:orc, ...
Thai:ออร์ค, ทหารรัสเซีย, ...
Turkish:ork, Rus askeri, ...
Vietnamese:Orc, quái vật, ...

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