PAL

¹ American  

[pal] / pæl /

noun

1. a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 pounds (2.3 to 13.5 kilograms) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged.

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PAL ² American  

Or P.A.L.

abbreviation

1. Police Athletic League.

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pal ³ American  

[pal] / pæl /

noun

1. a friend or close associate; chum; comrade.

2. an accomplice.

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verb (used without object)

palled, palling

1. to associate as comrades or chums.

   to pal around with the kid next door.

pal. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. paleography.

2. paleontology.

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Pal. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Palestine.

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pal ¹ British  

/ pæl /

noun

1. a close friend; comrade

2. an accomplice

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verb

1. (intr; usually foll by with or about) to associate as friends

Pal. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Palestine

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PAL ³ British  

/ pæl /

acronym

1. phase alternation line: a colour-television broadcasting system used generally in Europe

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Etymology

Origin of PAL¹

P(arcel) A(ir) L(ift)

Origin of pal³

First recorded in 1675–85; English Romani: “brother, mate,” variant of continental Romani phral, ultimately from Sanskrit bhrātṛ “brother”; brother

Example Sentences

And he wrote, “Happens to all of us, pal.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I used to watch him practising, often with his best pal Matthew Stevens," he says.

From BBC

His neighbour Sudha Pal's 76-year-old father Nandalal Pal also died after a bout of severe diarrhoea.

From BBC

The beauty of Instagram or TikTok used to be that you would see things that would amaze you, whether it was your old high school pal Bruce playing with lion cubs in South Africa or some guy juggling plates while simultaneously paddling down the Ganges.

From Barron's

Then she got a little graphic about her pal’s symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times