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SL

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. source language.


s.l. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Also sl. salvage loss.

  2. Bibliography. without place (of publication).


SL 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Solicitor at Law

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

S/L 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Squadron Leader

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sl 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. sine loco

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sl 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Sierra Leone

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of s.l.

From Latin sine locō s.l. for def. 2


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Brook likened to Pietersen in SL win - how do they compare?

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Street-side seating affords prime car spotting, which today includes a right-hand-drive Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUV and an immaculate brown-on-tan Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda two-seater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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

SL Green Realty shares have fallen more than 15% this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 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 B. M. Bower

B, Transverse section of the stomodaeum, showing the sulculus, sl, and the arrangement of the mesenteries.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

B, Transverse section of the same, showing the arrangement of the mesenteries, s, Sulcus; sl, sulculus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

For the instruments emanating from authority, he refers to sl.

From Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya by Edward Röer

Now againe, by the grant, the base sl, is the double of the base eio,: whose double is the base eo, by the 12 e x.

From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell

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

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