Hal
noun
a male given name, form of Harold.
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Hal
1 American
[hal]
/ hæl /
noun
HAL
2
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abbreviation
hal-
3
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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
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
The owners of sports teams or venues were among the sources of tickets, including New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson and Hal Steinbrenner, whose family has owned the New York Yankees since 1973.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Catelyn sat on her horse, unmoving, with Hal Mollen and her guard around her, and she waited as she had waited before, for Brandon and Ned and her father.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
We felt as if we had walked into “2001: A Space Odyssey,” and HAL would say ominously, “I’m sorry Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The RCB team had arrived by a special flight at the old HAL airport to be received by Karnataka Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
As if HAL had gotten a job in the Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 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, a town of Brabant, Belgium, about 9 m.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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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