on the order of
Speech parts
1. on the order of - Adverb
2. on the order of - Preposition
Meaning
on the order of
(often followed by a number) Approximately.
on the order of
In the manner of; along the lines of; like; of a similar kind to; more-or-less equivalent to.
Synonyms
Examples
My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.
Just think: there are no Reconstruction reenactors, no reconstructed Reconstruction villages on the order of Colonial Williamsburg or Old Sturbridge, no Reconstruction observances and ceremonies.
As long as Elton John can bring forth one performance per album on the order of 'Someone Saved My Life Tonight,' the chance remains that he will become something more than the great entertainer he already is and go on to make a lasting contribution to rock.
Rod Stewart, Eiton John and I were going to form a band called Hair, Nose and Teeth after the three of us. But it hasn't happened because none of us can agree on the order of the words.
After the Battle of Kleidion, on the order of Basil II the captured Bulgarian soldiers were blinded; one of every 100 men was left one-eyed so as to lead the rest home. citation Cecaumenes.
All long-period comets have very large orbits, on the order of thousands of AU, and appear from every direction in the sky.