AWOL
17
8.7
- noun
- /ˈeɪˌwɔl/
- Jargon
:
ausente sin permiso
- These M.P.'s came to me and said Brandon's gone AWOL.
- went AWOL
- AWOL soldier
- declared AWOL
Examples
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Sir, Garrett has gone AWOL.
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David Ames became so terrified after Sam's death that he went AWOL and never came back.
Fiction book (1995) -
Because he was then AWOL from prison, he registered as Joe Johnson.
Academic text (1993) -
This is proof he was AWOL.
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I said your son has gone AWOL.
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Too many soldiers in the army of God have gone AWOL.
Blog text (5) -
The soldier received a Field Grade Article 15 for being AWOL, and the process was complete.
Blog text (23) -
Barry is AWOL and has been all day long.
Blog text (18) -
Barbara's gone AWOL.
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The commander reported that several soldiers were AWOL after they failed to return from leave.
Synonyms
59
4.1
A person who is not present where they should be
27
5.8
A person who leaves their military post without permission
3
6.0
Not at school when you should be and without permission
Surface Forms
Etymology
AWOL comes from the military phrase absent without leave, first written as the letters A.W.O.L. from the first letters of those words. So an AWOL person is someone missing from their post 'without permission'.