AWOL
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAcronym of absent without official leave, originally used in the United States military.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editAWOL (not comparable)
- (originally military) Absent without official leave (permission).
- The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editabsent without permission
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Noun
editAWOL (plural AWOLs)
- (military) 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.
- (military) A person who holds AWOL status.
- (by extension) Somebody who is absent without permission.
- (figuratively) Someone or something missing.
Synonyms
edit- (departure from military duty without permission): French leave; UA (“unauthorized absence”)
- (other departure without permission): French leave; no-call-no-show (chiefly business)
Translations
editmilitary: absence without proper authority
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generic: one who is absent without permission
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figuratively: someone or something missing
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