Definitions for elɛl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

elɛl(n.)

  1. an elevated railroad.

    Category: Railroads, Informal

Origin of el:

1905–10; by shortening

elɛl(n.)

  1. Ref: ell1. 1

elɛl(n.)

  1. the letter

    l.

el.

  1. elevation.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. elevation, EL, altitude, ALT(noun)

    angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

  2. elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway(noun)

    a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

Wiktionary

  1. el(Noun)

    An elevated train, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago.

  2. El(ProperNoun)

    An ancient Semitic deity corresponding with the Hebrew God

  3. El(ProperNoun)

    An ancient Semitic abbreviation for Elohim or Eloah

  4. Origin: From Canaanite אל () "God"


Translations for el

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

hand(noun)

the part of the body at the end of the arm.

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