English Explanatory Dictionary

AWOL

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Absent without official leave (permission).
noun
  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. Somebody who is absent without permission.
  4. Someone or something missing.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of AWOL.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of AWOL.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/ /ˈeɪ̯.wɑl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-AWOL.wav /ˈʔɐ.wɔl/

Word forms

AWOL a.w.o.l. AWOLs

Etymology

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

Synonyms

French leave UA no-call-no-show

Derived words

go AWOL
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