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awol

US/ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/

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Philippines/ˈʔɐ.wɔl/

awol is the alternative letter-case form of AWOL.

Adjective capitalized: AWOL

AWOL (not comparable)

  1. Absent without official leave (permission).
    • The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.

Noun capitalized: AWOL

AWOL (plural AWOLs)

  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.

Synonyms of awol

Forms of awol

Noun
pluralawols
pluralAWOLs
Adjective
alternative formawol
alternative forma.w.o.l.
alternative formA.W.O.L.

Origin of awol

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

Words formed from awol

  • go AWOL

Questions about awol

What does awol mean?
Awol means absent without official leave (permission).
What is awol the alternative letter-case form of?
Awol is the alternative letter-case form of AWOL.
What part of speech is awol?
Awol can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce awol?
Awol is pronounced /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/ (US).

Words near awol in the dictionary

  1. awoke
  2. awoken
  3. awokening
  4. awokenings
  5. awokest
  6. awol
  7. awols
  8. awoman
  9. awomen
  10. awoo
  11. awooga

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