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AWOL en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/ (US)
  • /ˈʔɐ.wɔl/ (Philippines)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈeɪ̯.wɑl/ (US)

Etymology

Acronym of absent without official leave, originally used in the United States military.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Absent without official leave (permission).
    • The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
A.W.O.L. alternative lexicographic
a.w.o.l. alternative lexicographic
awol alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

go AWOL

Translations (15)

ru в самово́льной отлу́чке (absent without permission) · de unerlaubt abwesend (absent without permission) · fr absent sans autorisation (absent without permission) · pt ausente sem permissão (absent without permission) · fr en absence irrégulière (absent without permission) · es ausente sin permiso (absent without permission) · fr absent irrégulier (absent without permission) · ht fòlòp (absent without permission) · uk самовільне залишення частини (absent without permission) · ru в самово́лке (absent without permission) · de eigenmächtig abwesend (absent without permission) · it assente senza permesso (absent without permission) · pl nieobecny bez zezwolenia (absent without permission) · uk СЗЧ (absent without permission) · de unentschuldigt fehlend (absent without permission)

AWOL en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/ (US)
  • /ˈʔɐ.wɔl/ (Philippines)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈeɪ̯.wɑl/ (US)

Etymology

Acronym of absent without official leave, originally used in the United States military.

Meanings

  1. 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.
  2. A person who holds AWOL status.
  3. (broadly) Somebody who is absent without permission.
  4. (figuratively) Someone or something missing.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
AWOLs Number=Plur lexicographic
awol alternative lexicographic
A.W.O.L. alternative lexicographic
a.w.o.l. alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

French leave (departure from military duty without permission) · no-call-no-show (other departure without permission) · French leave (other departure without permission) · UA (departure from military duty without permission)

Translations (30)

fi lintsari (generic: one who is absent without permission) · de unerlaubt Abwesender (generic: one who is absent without permission) · ru самово́лка (military: absence without proper authority) · es ausente sin licencia (military: absence without proper authority) · es desertora (military: absence without proper authority) · fi punttaaja (military: person who holds AWOL status) · de Fahnenflüchtige (military: person who holds AWOL status) · ru самово́льная отлу́чка (military: absence without proper authority) · nb tyvperm (military: absence without proper authority) · ru самово́льное увольне́ние (military: absence without proper authority) · sv bondpermission (military: absence without proper authority) · it assente ingiustificato (generic: one who is absent without permission) · nb tjuvperm (military: absence without proper authority) · fr porté disparu (figuratively: someone or something missing) · pt desertor (military: absence without proper authority) · fr absence irrégulière (military: absence without proper authority) · de unerlaubte Abwesenheit (military: absence without proper authority) · ru самохо́д (military: absence without proper authority) · fi luvaton poissaolo (military: absence without proper authority) · de unerlaubte Entfernung f unerlaubte Entfernung von der Truppe (military: absence without proper authority) · de Fahnenflüchtiger (military: person who holds AWOL status) · fi puntis (military: absence without proper authority) · es desertor (military: absence without proper authority) · es desertor (military: person who holds AWOL status) · sv frånvaro utan giltig orsak (military: absence without proper authority) · fr ABSIR (military: absence without proper authority) · de unerlaubte Abwesenheit von der Truppe (military: absence without proper authority) · fr absent sans autorisation (military: person who holds AWOL status) · fr absent irrégulier (military: person who holds AWOL status) · it assente senza permesso (generic: one who is absent without permission)