PAL

¹

[pal]

noun

1. a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 pounds (2.3 to 13.5 kilograms) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged.

PAL

²

Or P.A.L.

abbreviation

1. Police Athletic League.

pal

³

[pal]

noun

1. a friend or close associate; chum; comrade.

2. an accomplice.

verb (used without object)

palled, palling 

1. to associate as comrades or chums.

   to pal around with the kid next door.

pal.

⁴

abbreviation

1. paleography.

2. paleontology.

Pal.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Palestine.

pal

¹

/ pæl /

noun

1. a close friend; comrade

2. an accomplice

verb

1. (intr; usually foll by with or about) to associate as friends

Pal.

²

abbreviation

1. Palestine

PAL

³

/ pæl /

acronym

1. phase alternation line: a colour-television broadcasting system used generally in Europe

Word History and Origins

Origin of PAL¹

P(arcel) A(ir) L(ift)

Origin of PAL²

First recorded in 1675–85; English Romani: “brother, mate,” variant of continental Romani phral, ultimately from Sanskrit bhrātṛ “brother”; brother

Word History and Origins

Origin of PAL¹

C17: from English Gypsy: brother, ultimately from Sanskrit bhrātar _brother

Example Sentences

Max, who plays the other dog Bandit, is Indy’s puppy pal and belongs to Leonberg’s parents.

From Salon

Although Yaba also laments that no one excelling in his stage of the game, he also admonishes his pal, “You shouldn’t use this world for your own pleasure.”

From Salon

There are beautifully brittle love songs, most memorably “Love Me Like You Used to Do,” where she’s joined by old pal and fellow non-drinker Tyler Childers.

From Los Angeles Times

“Sonny is a very good player and a very good pal on the field and outside the field,” Bouanga added.

From Los Angeles Times

The fire sequences alone, captured in the hellish fuzz of Pål Ulvik Rokseth’s cinematography, are pinnacles of this practical-meets-digital-effects discipline.

From Los Angeles Times