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awol
/ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/
noun 5adj 2num 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
last, private
VERB + AWOL
gone, like, went
AWOL + NOUN
military, soldiers, week
PREP.
from, since
Definitions
adj
1
Absent without official leave (permission).
The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.
noun
1
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.
2
A person who holds AWOL status.
3
Somebody who is absent without permission.
4
Someone or something missing.
adj
1
Alternative letter-case form of AWOL.
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.
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Synonyms
adjective — absent without permission
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.
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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.
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Tom has gone AWOL.
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Tom has been AWOL since last week.
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He's gone AWOL.
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Lorenzo went AWOL from the military.
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