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fl

1 American  

abbreviation

Sports.
  1. flanker.


Fl 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.
  1. flerovium.


FL 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Florida (approved especially for use with zip code).

  2. foreign language.


fL 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. foot-lambert.


fl. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. flourished.


fl. 6 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in the Netherlands) guilder; guilders.


fl. 7 American  

abbreviation

  1. floor.

  2. florin.

  3. fluid.


Fl. 8 American  

abbreviation

  1. Flanders.

  2. Flemish.


FL 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Flight Lieutenant

  2. Florida

  3. Liechtenstein (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

fl. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. floruit

"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

symbol

  1. guilder

"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
Fl 3 British  

symbol

  1. flerovium

"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

Etymology

Origin of fl.5

From the Latin word flōruit

Origin of fl.6

From the Dutch word florin

Example Sentences

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We see a sharp work on Sept 21st, 5 fl in 59 seconds. 5-1 is a very nice price.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2019

He was moving from Austin to Los Angeles and knew his wife, Maryse—who co-stars in the couple’s USA reality series, “Miz & Mrs.”—wouldn’t want him fl ying off to play golf.

From Golf Digest ● Sep. 18, 2019

Some fraction of those habitable planets, fl, would actually blossom into living worlds, and some fraction of those living worlds, fi, would give birth to intelligent, conscious beings.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2013

It was perhaps the ultimate form of domestic entertainment: it brought the world into the home, occasioned family togetherness, and delivered hours of relaxing entertainment—all at the fl ip of a switch.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2013

Free sporozoites, showing their changes of form. n, Nucleus of the parasite. p, Melanin pigment. fl, “Flagella.” sp. bl.,

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Fl Lieut David Stark ejected to safety before the Hawk 1 jet crashed on the runway at RAF Valley, Anglesey.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2021

Putting the trends together, we obtain Kr < Br < Ge < Fl.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Sum 41, All Time Low and Simple Plan, will be along for the tour’s ride, which makes 38 stops from coast to coast, including Las Vegas, Toronto, Atlanta, Scranton, Pa.; and Tampa, Fl.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2018

Related: A frame-by-frame look at Johnson's swing Based at his new home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.,

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 16, 2013

P. campan. yellowish white, glabrous, somewhat shining, whitish, edge involute, white-fibrillose; g. crenulate, whitish, becoming tinged red; s. whitish, striate, silky shining, hollow, ending in a long contorted serpentine root running amongst leaves. prolixa, Fl.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee

On March 12, Spices USA Inc. of Hialeah, FL, initiated a recall of Tasty-Sawa cinnamon due to elevated lead levels.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2024

The two most common variants in the U.S. today, EG.5 and FL 1.51, accounted for about 35% of the infections in the 2 weeks preceding 3 September.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 8, 2023

Infections from Fornax, officially known as FL 1.5.1, are also rising across the country.

From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2023

“President Drescher is managing a physically demanding schedule across three time zones, overseeing negotiations and working on location daily as well as managing her parents’ needs in FL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2023

CONSTANTIVS," and the diademed head, and the legends, "FL.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

So far, then, for our planet fL is less than 1/108, a millionth of a percent.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Prices range from $30-$50 for 6 fl. oz., and products are available on NormaLife.com and at Barneys New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2019

The labels feature a sinister image of the Flint Water Plant and reads “16 fl. oz. non-potable.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2018

I was on the 14th fl. of my apartment building asleep when the quake hit.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2010

This cannot be otherwise without making myself guilty of a dishonorable act--but the Sonata with the Violin and the Trio in B fl. may be published without any delay.

From Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 by Ludwig Ritter von Köchel

Ord. quinine gr. viij. daily; liq. ammon. acet. fl. drachms ij. q.q.h.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

There is a restaurant in Pensacola, Fl., not far from where I live.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023

It was the culmination of a historic season shortened to just 22 regular-season games played entirely at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fl. due to the coronavirus pandemic.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2021

During his time in Fort Myers, Fl., several years ago, Saipov was "a very good person," an acquaintance, Kobiljon Matkarov, told the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2017

The same report says BlackBerry also cut 75 employees from its Sunrise, Fl. office.

From Time ● Feb. 5, 2016

Fl. numerous in a simple or compound dense cluster of fascicles.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray

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