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• dl
  dl

  abbreviation

  deciliter; deciliters.
• DL
  DL

  abbreviation

  disabled list.
• D/L
  D/L

  abbreviation

  demand loan.

dl

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. deciliter; deciliters.

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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.

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D/L ³ American  

abbreviation

1. demand loan.

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dl British  

symbol

1. decilitre(s)

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Example Sentences

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dl DL D/L

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

From Washington Post ● May 16, 2019

Cunard's Mauretania, commissioned in 1907, is still the fastest British ship but her old records have been broken by Germany's Bremen and Europa, Italy's Conte dl Savoia and Rex.

From Time Magazine Archive

R. A. Hiervan is reeds gebruik gemaakt door Tiele, Bijdr., 5e R., dl.

From by

Dedicà al merit singular dl gentilessem sgnori d' Bulogna.

From Italian Popular Tales by Thomas Frederick Crane

Then the whole fl, cut proportionally, and the lesser segment dl, they are by the 7 e xiiij, of treble power to the greater fd, that is, by the fabricke db.

From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell

The departure of John Franklin-Myers warrants DL attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

On Sunday, the sheriff's Dive Team and Search and Rescue was continuing the search for victims near the shores of the DL Bliss State Park, where the accident occurred.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025

Also that day are PrideFest, the annual street fair in the West Village, and Bliss Days, a celebration of queer women at the DL Rooftop and Lounge.

From New York Times ● May 27, 2024

Baltimore sent a pair of 25-year-olds — infielder Joey Ortiz and left-hander DL Hall — to the Brewers for Burnes.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

DL, damper lever, working in damper flange g, which is screwed to main rail. s, spoon; so called from its shape.

From Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs by J. Cree (Jerry Cree) Fischer

The real question, though, is not with the D/L formula but the fact that the minimum number of overs that constitute a Twenty20 match is as low as five.

From The Guardian ● May 4, 2010

The price tags on comparable U.S. subcompacts are significantly higher: $4,289 for a two-door Chevette hatchback, $4,492 for American Motors' Spirit D/L, $5,271 for the two-door Omni hatchback.

From Time Magazine Archive