adjective
- absent from one’s post or duty without permission
Usage: military; acronym for ‘absent without leave’
adverb
- in a state of being absent without permission
Usage: military; informal
Examples
- The soldier went AWOL for three days.
- Two marines were reported AWOL after failing to return from leave.
- He’s been AWOL from work all week without calling in.
- The captain discovered that several troops had gone AWOL.
- She was declared AWOL when she didn’t show up for duty.
- The company policy states that employees cannot go AWOL without consequences.