Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

awol

/ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: awol
IPA: /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Absent without official leave (permission).

noun

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.

noun

A person who holds AWOL status.

noun

Somebody who is absent without permission.

noun

Someone or something missing.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of AWOL.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of AWOL.

Example Sentences

"The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers."
"Back in the city's littered bivouac he walked among the tenements of home like an awol private returning to barracks from which his old outfit had long ago convoyed and scattered for keeps."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

a.w.o.l. (alternative) AWOLs (plural)

Phrases

go AWOL

Synonyms

French leave UA no-call-no-show truant

Questions

How do you pronounce awol?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/.
What does awol mean?: Absent without official leave (permission).
Where does awol come from?: Acronym of absent without official leave, originally used in the United States military.

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