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AWOL

Awol is a military abbreviation for “absent without leave” meaning someone is not where they are supposed to be. (adjective, adverb)

A private that does not return from shore leave at the right time is an example of a person who is awol.

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See AWOL in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See AWOL in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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