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cl

1 American  
  1. centiliter; centiliters.


Cl 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. chlorine.


CL 3 American  
  1. common law.


cl. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. carload.

  2. claim.

  3. class.

  4. classification.

  5. clause.

  6. clearance.

  7. clerk.

  8. close.

  9. closet.

  10. cloth.


C/L 5 American  
  1. carload.

  2. carload lot.

  3. cash letter.


c.l. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. carload.

  2. carload lot.

  3. center line.

  4. civil law.

  5. common law.


cl 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Chile

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cl 2 British  

symbol

  1. chlorine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cl 3 British  

symbol

  1. centilitre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

CL 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Sri Lanka (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cl Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of centiliter


Etymology

Origin of CL

from Ceylon

Example Sentences

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Taiwo Awoniyi, who left Liverpool in 2021 without making a competitive appearance, hit the winner from cl ose range after his initial attempt came back off a post.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2022

Coconut water is being sold by luxury brands, at up to US$7 for 33 cl, about the same price as basic champagne.

From Time Nov. 28, 2016

Axford saved 42 straight to cl ose the season and converted 70 of 75 regular-season opportunities after taking over the role from Trevor Hoffman last May.

From Seattle Times Oct. 8, 2011

I watch him so cl ose, I begin to feel a lightening in the head.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker

This morning about 10 cl Josiah Basset died.

From American Prisoners of the Revolution by Dandridge, Danske

A second bottled water station which will also be open until 21:00 is open at Meadway Sports Centre, Conwy Cl, Reading RG30 4BZ.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2024

Each Cl atom now has seven electrons assigned to it, and the I atom has eight.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

A certain molecule contains one H atom and one Cl atom.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Two of the valence electrons in the HCl molecule are shared, and the other six are located on the Cl atom as lone pairs of electrons.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Yet if his harme by yours redresse might haue,  Cl.

From A Discourse of Life and Death, by Mornay; and Antonius by Garnier by Herbert, Mary Sidney

Pappas, the global head of AI for Colgate-Palmolive CL -2.06%decrease; red down pointing triangle , a 220-year-old consumer-products company, quickly interjected, pointing out that the agency was using an older tool.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

Colgate-Palmolive CL 1.03%increase; green up pointing triangle said sales rose in the third quarter, as higher prices offset a decline in volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

They highlighted too many games and events, too much workload, complexity and financial imbalance and said: "Back to the roots, undo new CL format."

From BBC Sep. 18, 2024

CL: Everyone advises writers to let reviews have no effect, but I agree that pretending not to care is the most that most of us can manage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2024

His hand was just reaching out for the handle when he remembered: CL 475/19.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Glover’s piece was blasted on Twitter by constitutional scholars—here is a tweetstorm by Josh Chafetz—pointing out that “this proposal has a big Article I, sec. 5, cl. 3 problem.”

From Slate Nov. 18, 2019

Post 8vo, illust. bds., 2s.; cl. limp, 2s. 6d.

From The Ivory Gate, a new edition by Besant, Walter, Sir

New and Cheaper Ed., cr. 8vo, cl. ex., 7s. 6d.

From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Allen, Grant

Cr. 8vo, cl. ex., 6s.; post 8vo, illust. bds., 2s.

From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Allen, Grant

Post 8vo,1s. each; cl. limp, 1s. 6d. each.

From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Besant, Walter, Sir

Enter Vardos, old follower of Prince Basillio, c.l., carrying basket, covered by lid or napkin.

From The Ghost Breaker A Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts by Dickey, Paul

Walnut. p.r., pith rays; c.l., concentric lines; v, vessels or pores; su. w., summer wood; sp. w., spring wood.

From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William

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