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- DictionaryAWOL/ˈeɪwɒl/
adjective
- 1. absent without official leave but without intent to desert: "we not only dealt with the enemy but with servicemen who had gone AWOL"
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AWOL definition: 1. abbreviation for absent without leave: used to say that a member of the armed forces is away…. Learn more.
The meaning of AWOL is absent without leave; broadly : absent often without notice or permission. How to use AWOL in a sentence.
AWOL definition: away from military duties without permission, but without the intention of deserting.. See examples of AWOL used in a sentence.
If you say that someone has gone AWOL, you mean that they have disappeared without telling anyone where they were going. [ informal ] Both actors went AWOL from filming in London this week.
If you're absent without permission, you're awol. Your mom may announce she'll be awol from work for the rest of the week, and that you can find her in the backyard lying in the hammock. When a student is truant from school — simply doesn't show up, with no explanation or excuse — she is awol.
OED's earliest evidence for AWOL is from 1894, in Rep. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. AWOL is formed within English, as an acronym. Etymons: absence without leave n. at absence n.
AWOL meaning: 1 : absent from the armed forces without permission; 2 : absent or missing
