Saco

Saco,

river, c.105 mi (170 km) long, rising in the White Mts., N central N.H. and flowing SE through Maine to the Atlantic Ocean below Biddeford. The falls at Biddeford, site of a hydroelectric dam (opened 1949), were an early source of water power for the textile industry there, which has declined significantly.

Saco

(sô`kō), city (1990 pop. 15,181), York co., SW Maine, on the Saco River; settled 1631, inc. as Pepperellboro 1762; name changed to Saco 1805; inc. as a city 1867. Saco is named for the Sawatucke ethnic group and means "burnt pine." The city has an industrial park and makes diverse products, such as machinery, leather, and shoes. Thornton Academy is located there.

SACO

Acronym	Definition
SACO➣Sveriges Akademikers Centralorganisation (Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations, Stockholm, Sweden)
SACO➣Select Address and Contract Operate
SACO➣Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations
SACO➣Subject Authority Cooperative Program (Library of Congress)
SACO➣Service d’Assistance Canadienne aux Organismes
SACO➣Sino-American Cooperative Organization
SACO➣South African Computer Olympiad
SACO➣Substance Abuse Control Officer (United States Marine Corps)
SACO➣Slavic American Cultural Organization (Watsonville, CA)
SACO➣Seattle Aircraft Certification Office (US FAA)
SACO➣St. Augustine Chamber Orchestra (St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)
SACO➣Standing Airspace Coordination Order
SACO➣US-Japan Special Action Committee on Okinawa
SACO➣Staff Actions Control Officer
SACO➣Shanghai Airports-Council Office
SACO➣Supreme Allied Commander Operations
SACO➣Saint Augustine Community Orchestra (St. Augustine, FL)