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   AWOL

   /ˈāˌwôl/

   adjective

   • 1. absent without official leave but without intent to desert: "we not only dealt with the enemy but with servicemen who had gone AWOL"
   • ▪ absent from where one should be; missing: "if, having been treated in this way, students go AWOL, no one should be surprised"

   Word Origin late 19th century: acronym from absent without (official) leave.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   The meaning of AWOL is absent without leave; broadly : absent often without notice or permission. How to use AWOL in a sentence.

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   AWOL definition: 1. abbreviation for absent without leave: used to say that a member of the armed forces is away…. Learn more.

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   If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.

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   noun. a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave. AWOL. / ˈeɪwɒl / adjective. military absent without leave; absent from one's post or duty without official permission but without intending to desert.

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   6 days ago · one who is away or absent without leave.

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   Noun. 1. AWOL - one who is away or absent without leave. absentee - one that is absent or not in residence. Adj. 1. awol - absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week". truant. absent - not being in a specified place.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAWOL definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you say that someone has gone AWOL, you mean that they have disappeared without telling anyone where they were going.