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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"
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AWOL is an abbreviation for absent without leave, a military term for being away from one's duty without permission. It can also mean absent without notice or permission in general usage.
AWOL is an acronym for absent without leave, a military term for being away from duty without official permission. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of AWOL in sentences and idioms.
AWOL means absent without leave, especially in the military. Find out the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this acronym, as well as related words and examples.
If you're absent without permission, you're awol. Your mom may announce she'll be awol from work for the rest of the week, and that you can find her in the backyard lying in the hammock. When a student is truant from school — simply doesn't show up, with no explanation or excuse — she is awol.
AWOL is an acronym for absence without leave, a military term for being absent from duty without permission. Learn how to pronounce, spell and cite this word, and see its earliest known use and related phrases.
AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'. 2. If you say that someone has gone AWOL , you mean that they have disappeared without telling anyone where they were going.
AWOL is an abbreviation for absent without leave, meaning to leave one's post or duty without permission. Learn the origin, usage, synonyms, and examples of AWOL in military and informal contexts.
