Hal

¹ American  

[hal] / hæl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Harold.

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HAL ² American  

abbreviation

1. halogen lamp.

   The KL 1500 HAL is a 150-watt halogen cold light source.

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hal- ³ American  

1. variant of halo- before a vowel.

   halite.

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hal- British  

combining form

1. a variant of halo-

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Example Sentences

Once the ship’s computer, HAL 9000, turns on the crew, astronaut Dave Bowman is left alone, moving through a vessel that no longer feels entirely under human control, HAL’s calm voice still speaking as if nothing is wrong.

From Los Angeles Times

Lindelof acknowledged Morrison’s criticism and owned up to his faux pas before sharing just how much Hal Jordan — one of the Green Lanterns who will be featured in the series — meant to him growing up.

From Los Angeles Times

With a variety of collaborators, including Hal Prince, George Furth, John Weidman, Hugh Wheeler and James Lapine, he went on to forge a distinctive legacy as both a composer and lyricist.

From Los Angeles Times

Among them were Mary Rodgers, daughter of composer Richard Rodgers, who chronicled her devotion in the memoir “Shy;” the actress Lee Remick, whom Okrent says Sondheim truly loved; and the producer-director Hal Prince’s wife, Judy, an artistic muse with whom he may have talked daily.

From Los Angeles Times

But it was his star turn as a young, death obsessed Harold who falls in love with Maude, a charming elderly woman played by Ruth Gordon, in Hal Ashby's beloved film that stayed with audiences throughout his 50-year career.

From BBC