bal
/bˈæl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.13 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Initialism of Bangladesh Awami League, a major political party.
name
Initialism of Benguet Auto Line, a Manila Railroad Company subsidiary which formerly serviced buses that connected Baguio to the Damortis, La Union train line.
adj
Abbreviation of bald (no hair).
Example Sentences
- "The surface of the mine is called the bal, and every level and shaft has a name."
- "Penny arrived dressed for the day as a bal-maiden and told us all about the delights of a surface worker's life at a mine in Pendeen days, which was, she told us, what a bal-maiden did."
- ""Oo will do un, maister?" asked Jim. "The bal authorities," said Hunt."