n.
(pl. solos)
(pl. solos or soli)
a piece of music, song, or dance for one performer.- an unaccompanied flight by a pilot.
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(also solo whist)
a card game resembling whist in which the players make bids and the highest bidder plays against the others.
▸a bid by which a player undertakes to win five tricks in this game.
- a motorbike without a sidecar.
adj.
&
adv.
for or done by one person.
v.
(soloes, soloing, soloed)
- perform a solo.
- fly an aircraft unaccompanied.
Etymology
C17: from Ital., from L. solus ‘alone’.