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PAL
1[ pal ]
noun
- a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 pounds (2.3 to 13.5 kilograms) to overseas members of the armed forces: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged.
PAL
2or P.A.L.
abbreviation for
- Police Athletic League.
pal
3[ pal ]
noun
verb (used without object)
, palled, pal·ling.
- to associate as comrades or chums:
to pal around with the kid next door.
pal.
4abbreviation for
- paleography.
- paleontology.
Pal.
5abbreviation for
- Palestine.
PAL
1/ pæl /
acronym for
- phase alternation line: a colour-television broadcasting system used generally in Europe
pal
2/ pæl /
noun
- a close friend; comrade
- an accomplice
verb
- intr; usually foll by with or about to associate as friends
Pal.
3abbreviation for
- Palestine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of PAL1
P(arcel) A(ir) L(ift)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of PAL1
C17: from English Gypsy: brother, ultimately from Sanskrit bhrātar brother
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