AWOL

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

Absent without official leave (permission).

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. (broadly) Somebody who is absent without permission.
4. (figuratively) Someone or something missing.

Synoniemen

skipper

truant

hooky player

Αbsent Without Leave

Vertalingen

σκαστός

assente senza permesso

assente ingiustificato

desertor

ausente sin licencia

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/

Etymologie (Engels)

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