sal
noun
salt.
sal
1 American
[sal]
/ sæl /
noun
Chiefly Pharmacology.
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sals
plural
Sal
2
American
[sal]
/ sæl /
noun
sal
British
/ sæl /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sal
< Latin sāl; see salt 1
Example Sentences
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“We had one obvious big mistake — I fell on the sal — so that’s something we’re not happy about, but the rest we can be pretty proud of.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Blessit be merciful men: for thai sal get mercy.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
Villagers like Mr. Karki planted seedlings of rosewood and sal on barren hills.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
These early routes were created gradually, bit by bit, to move supplies between settlements – the most important of which was sal, salt, produced in salt pans on both coasts from both oceans.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2020
The pescado a la sal had hardened perfectly.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
These formations are widespread across Utah's Wasatch and Uinta ranges and can also be found on the Colorado Plateau in the La Sal Mountains near Moab.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Lunardelli insisted my next stop must be Sal, an oceanfront restaurant overlooking Praia do Carvalhal beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The children - both under five - were found by a driver near the town of Alcacer do Sal on Tuesday, police said.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
“Look for another heated consumer inflation report in May,” said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
“I’m gonna go see if Sal needs help up front.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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