AWOL

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈeɪ̯.wɔl//
United States//ˈeɪ̯.wɑl//
//ˈʔɐ.wɔl//

Absent without official leave (permission).

adjective

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

Etymology

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

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
figurativeSomeone or something missing.

Forms

plural: AWOLs

awfully · Badly, terribly.awhile · For some time; for a short time.awkward · Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.

AWOL · Absent without official leave (permission).

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