AWOL

See also: awol, a.w.o.l., and A.W.O.L.

English

Alternative forms

• awol
• a.w.o.l.
• A.W.O.L.

Etymology

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

Adjective

AWOL (not comparable)

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

   The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.

Translations

absent without permission

• German: unerlaubt abwesend (de), eigenmächtig abwesend

Noun

AWOL (plural AWOLs)

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.

Translations

military: absence without proper authority

• Finnish: luvaton poissaolo, (slang) puntis (fi)
• German: unerlaubte Entfernung (de) f unerlaubte Entfernung von der Truppe (de); unerlaubte Abwesenheit (de) f; unerlaubte Abwesenheit von der Truppe (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tyvperm m, tjuvperm m

• Portuguese: desertor (pt)
• Russian: самоволка (ru) (samovolka)
• Spanish: ausente sin licencia
• Swedish: bondpermission (sv), frånvaro utan giltig orsak c

military: person who holds AWOL status

• Finnish: punttaaja

generic: one who is absent without permission

• Finnish: lintsari (fi)
• German: unerlaubt Abwesender (de)

• Italian: assente senza permesso, assente ingiustificato m

figuratively: someone or something missing

See also

• UA (“unauthorized absence”)

Anagrams

• alow