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

This elicits a slow drip of sarcasm from Catherine, who eventually gets Hal to confess that he’s the drummer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Hal Bastian, who helped build the downtown renaissance, lays out a recovery plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The reunion brings back viewer favorites Cranston as Hal, Frankie Muniz as Malcolm, Kaczmarek as Lois, and a couple of Malcolm’s TV siblings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The motive behind the company's new scheme is simple according to Hal Stevenson, director of policy at Lime.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Hal arrives with an overstuffed portfolio of maps torn from atlases and pilfered from AAA.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman