AWOL
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AWOL¹
- /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/ US
- /ˈeɪ̯.wɑl/ US
- /ˈʔɐ.wɔl/ Philippines
Where it comes from
Acronym of absent without official leave, originally used in the United States military.
adjective awol · a.w.o.l. · A.W.O.L.
- Absent without official leave (permission). The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.
noun AWOLs · awol · a.w.o.l. · A.W.O.L.
- Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed.
- A person who holds AWOL status.
- Somebody who is absent without permission.
- Someone or something missing.
awol²
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of AWOL.AWOL Back in the city's littered bivouac he walked among the tenements of home like an awol private returning to barracks from which his old outfit had long ago convoyed and scattered for keeps.
noun awols
- Alternative letter-case form of AWOL.AWOL
