SL
abbreviation
SL
1 Americanabbreviation
s.l.
2
American
abbreviation
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Also sl. salvage loss.
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Bibliography. without place (of publication).
SL
1
British
abbreviation
S/L
2
British
abbreviation
sl
3
British
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sl
4
British
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Etymology
Origin of s.l.
From Latin sine locō s.l. for def. 2
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Sport mode will awaken a growl in the exhaust pipes but that’s not what pays the SL 680’s bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office confirmed the 45-year-old - whom it referred to only by his initials SL - was arrested following an Interpol alert.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Rounds out mix w/ CH & SL, both w/ good shape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Barron’s named SL Green a top pick for 2026 among 10 stocks.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
HL 389 4 Rubens vests, 3 yr at 90c 2.70 SL 418 3 Pajamas 3 yr. at 59c 1.77 OL 823 1 Express wagon, 15x32 in.
From Cabin Fever by Bower, B. M.
The word has another and more particular signification, as infra sl.
From Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya by Edward Röer
A thin layer of mesoblast, probably the submucosa, sl, lies beneath the epithelium and projects up into the folds.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
For the instruments emanating from authority, he refers to sl.
From Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya by Edward Röer
This also appears from the instance adduced in sl 42: the jar is something perishable, but not a thing devoid of proof or to be sublated by true knowledge.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 by Thibaut, George
The like is to be said of the oblong of ay, and yi, by drawing the perpendicular sl, as afore.
From The Way To Geometry by Bedwell, William
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