- a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment: She sang a solo.
- any performance, as a dance, by one person.
- a flight in an airplane during which the pilot is unaccompanied by an instructor or other person: I'll be ready for my first solo next week.
- a person who works, acts, or performs alone: He used to sing with a quartet, but now he's a solo.
- a person who performs or accomplishes something without the usual equipment, tools, etc.
- an announcement, commercial offering, etc., made to only one person or a selected group of such persons: Each month the firm sends a solo to its best customers.
- any of certain games in which one person plays alone against others.
- performing alone: a part for solo bassoon.
- performed alone; not combined with other parts of equal importance; not concerted.
- alone; without a companion or partner: a solo flight.
- on one's own; alone or unaccompanied: After six lessons he was flying solo.
- to perform or do a solo: to solo on the trumpet.
- to pilot a plane, glider, etc., unaccompanied, especially for the first time: After the course the students should be able to solo.
- to perform or accomplish something by oneself.
- to pilot (a plane, glider, etc.) unaccompanied.
- to allow (a student pilot) to pilot a plane, glider, etc., alone: The instructor decided to solo the student.
- a musical composition for one performer with or without accompaniment
- any of various card games in which each person plays on his own instead of in partnership with another, such as solo whist
- a flight in which an aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
- any performance, mountain climb, or other undertaking carried out by an individual without assistance from others
- (as modifier)
- unaccompanied
- by oneself; alone
- to undertake a venture alone, esp to operate an aircraft alone or climb alone