el

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/ ɛl /

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noun

Informal. elevated railroad.

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Origin of el

First recorded in 1905–10; by shortening

Words nearby el

Ekman layer, Ekman Spiral, ekpwele, ek se, ekuele, el, ELA, El Aaiún, elaborate, elaborated code, elaboration

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el²

[ el ]

/ ɛl /

noun

ell¹.

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el³

[ el ]

/ ɛl /

noun

the letter l.

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abbreviation

emotional lability.Also called emotional incontinence .

experiential learning.

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el.

abbreviation

elevation.

How to use el in a sentence

It might also clog the Bab el Mandeb strait, the route to the Suez Canal through which up to 12% of global trade flows.
A Rusting Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Yemen Is an Environmental Catastrophe Waiting to Happen. Can Anyone Prevent It?|Joseph Hincks|May 14, 2021|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.
The Redemption of the Spice Blend|Jaya Saxena|September 10, 2020|Eater
El Bulli, for instance, previously named the best restaurant in the world, shuttered its doors after only a few decades.
Inside The World’s 10 Oldest Restaurants|Justin Jones|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2010, La Rana Dorada followed in Istmo's footsteps and opened a brewpub in the neighborhood of El Congrejo.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

So, Schmidt followed the gold rush to the El Paso mountains and claimed an area of mining land.
The Mole Man’s Tunnel to Nowhere|Nina Strochlic|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are happy, as happy as before,” she said, according to El País.
Adiós to the Diva Duchess|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By Tuesday night, going through Bet El was no longer possible.
The Radicals Who Slaughtered a Synagogue|Creede Newton|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
El Imparcial maintained that he was worthy of being honoured as a 19th century conquering hero.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
There is always in the background of my mind dread lest help should reach the enemy before we have done with Sedd-el-Bahr.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
However, even that may come to pass in the struggle for "el high life," of which some of the Spanish writers complain so bitterly.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
If they do so now it is an instance of the race for "el high life," of which the writer quoted above complains.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street

British Dictionary definitions for el

/ (ɛl) /

noun

US informal a shortened form of elevated railway or railroadSee elevated railway

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