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servo¹

  • /ˈsɜː.vəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈsɝ.voʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)vəʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping of servomotor.

noun servos

  1. A servomechanism. A Lockheed Type 6 remote servo adds a 1.9 multiplier to the pedal pressures and, at about £140, is rather cheaper than all the Girling single line remote servos I′ve seen advertised.
  2. A servomotor.

verb servos · servoing · servoed

  1. To control by means of servocontrol.

servo²

  • /ˈsɜː.vəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈsɝ.voʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)vəʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping of service station + -o.

noun servos

  1. Australia, New Zealand A service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities. Two hours later Susan pulled the Pajero off the road onto the floodlit apron of the servo at the end of the Bowen bypass.

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"servo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/servo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"servo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/servo.

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@misc{servo_2026,
  title = {servo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/servo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}