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dl

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. deciliter; deciliters.


DL 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Baseball, Older Use. disabled list.

  2. Slang. down-low (used in the idiomon the down-low ).

    Nate told me on the DL what happened, so I’m not saying a word without his OK.

  3. diesel.


D/L 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. demand loan.


dl British  

symbol

  1. decilitre(s)

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Example Sentences

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Athers did a good job looking at his lengths on TV yesterday - tl;dl: he was too full.

From The Guardian

Experts say high-risk people, including those who have had a heart attack, should aim for below 70 mg/dl.

From Washington Post

The current drink drive limit in England and Wales is 80mg/dl.

From BBC

“Masters world squat record, open world bench record, masters world dl record, and masters world total record! Still processing …”

From Washington Post

High total cholesterol was defined as above 240 mg/dl in the blood.

From Reuters