Meaning of AWOL

Pronunciation:			'eywâl
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  one who is away or absent without leave [adj]  (military) having deserted your post or station without leave [adj]  absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"
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	Synonyms:		absent, disloyal, truant
	See Also:		absentee
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absent without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, absquatulation, bolt, cut, day off, decampment, default, departure, desertion, disappearance, disappearing act, elopement, escape, excused absence, exit, fleeing, flight, French leave, fugitation, furlough, hasty retreat, hegira, holiday, hooky, leave, leave of absence, leaving, nonappearance, nonattendance, quick exit, running away, sabbatical leave, scramming, sick leave, skedaddle, skedaddling, truancy, truant, truantism, unexcused absence, vacation