AWOL

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Acronym used in the United States Army: “Absent Without Official Leave”.

[edit] Adjective

AWOL

1. (military and generic) Absent without leave (permission).

   The US Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.

[edit] Noun

AWOL

1. (military) 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. (military) A person who holds AWOL status.
3. (generic) Somebody who is absent without permission.
4. (figuratively) Someone or something missing.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• UA – Unauthorized Absence (ERROR: A click on the "UA" link opens a page on Ukraine)