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a-oooo a-oooo.
n.  the howling of a wolf.

<[Don’t leave Ely, Minnesota without j]oining a nighttime wolf howl with the International Wolf Center….  Stand at the edge of the forest and let ‘er rip: A-oooo, A-oooo.  Sometimes, the wolves even answer back.  —Diane Bair and Pamela Wright, “Ely, Minnesota,” Away.com.>

a-ooooo a-ooooo.
n.  the howling of a dog, as in The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow by James Preller.


a-oooooo.
n.  a “long, low howl” emanating from a spooky old house, as in The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow by James Preller.


n.  the chilling cry of coyotes breaking the silence of a campout, as in The Case of the Marshmallow Monster by James Preller.


Aa.
n.  a “wild and romantic” river in Engelberg, Switzerland (Switzerland Tourism).


n.  a canal in the heart of Denmark.

<The Aa runs through the southern end of the downtown and winds it way due south toward Midtfyn.  —Tom Galvin, “Odense: A Trip to the Birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen.”>

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