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el

1

[ el ]

noun

  1. Informal. elevated railroad.


el

2

[ el ]

noun

el

3

[ el ]

noun

  1. the letter l.

EL

4

abbreviation for

  1. emotional lability. Also called emotional incontinence.

el.

5

abbreviation for

  1. elevation.

el

/ ɛl /

noun

  1. informal.
    a shortened form of elevated railway or railroad See elevated railway
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of el1

First recorded in 1905–10; by shortening
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Example Sentences

It might also clog the Bab el Mandeb strait, the route to the Suez Canal through which up to 12% of global trade flows.

From Time

It’s not just in America that spices mixes are considered cheats — ras el hanout is apparently nicknamed the “lazy wife spice” in Morocco.

From Eater

El Bulli, for instance, previously named the best restaurant in the world, shuttered its doors after only a few decades.

In 2010, La Rana Dorada followed in Istmo's footsteps and opened a brewpub in the neighborhood of El Congrejo.

So, Schmidt followed the gold rush to the El Paso mountains and claimed an area of mining land.

“We are happy, as happy as before,” she said, according to El País.

By Tuesday night, going through Bet El was no longer possible.

Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.

El Imparcial maintained that he was worthy of being honoured as a 19th century conquering hero.

There is always in the background of my mind dread lest help should reach the enemy before we have done with Sedd-el-Bahr.

However, even that may come to pass in the struggle for "el high life," of which some of the Spanish writers complain so bitterly.

If they do so now it is an instance of the race for "el high life," of which the writer quoted above complains.

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