Hal
noun
a male given name, form of Harold.
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1 American
[hal]
/ hæl /
noun
HAL
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abbreviation
hal-
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hal-
British
combining form
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After a trademark Bale free-kick had put Wales in front, Hal Robson-Kanu came off the bench to score a late winner and send a nation into raptures.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Cliff, the daughter of the acting couple Michael Robbins and Hal Dyer, added that the service was "beautiful".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Chief Executive Hal Lawton said he isn’t satisfied with Tractor Supply’s recent performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
In 1920 he began working for the Hal Roach Studios, and started starring in films for Roach three years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Hal took it upon himself to send telegrams containing the doctors’ updates to relatives and friends in Ohio.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Sales and profit eclipsed Wall Street expectations at Halliburton HAL 1.79%increase; green up pointing triangle , the Houston-based global oil-services company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The plan offers a "practical approach" as India's own projects are nowhere near completion, says Gopal Sutar, former spokesperson of the HAL.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
The power of the waltz here is how it humanizes the space station as it’s about to be taken over by an inanimate AI, namely the computer called HAL.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
The HAL 9000, short for Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic computer, operates the spaceship flying to Jupiter, but it becomes paranoid after orders for secrecy conflict with his programming directive to be open and honest.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
HAL turned quickly, to see if any of his men had been hit.
From Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Dutch and Ger.; all are from the Teutonic base hal-, pre-Teut. kal-, to cover; cf.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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