Dl Definition & Meaning

American

British

Examples

DL 1 American

abbreviation

1. Baseball, Older Use. disabled list.

2. Slang. down-low (used in the idiomon the down-low ).

   Nate told me on the DL what happened, so I’m not saying a word without his OK.

3. diesel.

dl 2 American

abbreviation

1. deciliter; deciliters.

D/L 3 American

abbreviation

1. demand loan.

dl British

symbol

1. decilitre(s)

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Example Sentences

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In a 2007 review on anthropomorphism, Clive D. L. Wynne, an ethologist at the University of Florida, concluded that “the study of animal cognition will only proceed effectively once it rids itself of pre-scientific notions like anthropomorphism.”

From Salon

And because sugars are added in everything from salad dressings to pasta sauce to bread and other processed foods, people tend to eat more of many things than they normally would — without that sugar throwing their satiety center out of whack, said Dr. D. L. Katz, the founding director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center.

From Salon

Unlike Real IDs, E.D.L.s can also be used for travel to and from the United States by land or sea from Canada, Mexico and some Caribbean countries in lieu of a passport.

From New York Times

E.D.L.s can be used by travelers crossing land and sea borders to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean, but they can’t be used in lieu of a passport if you’re traveling anywhere by air.

From New York Times

"People like to say that their pets are family, but the truth is, the dog or cat is on the lowest rung of the family totem pole," Dr. Clive D. L. Wynne, a psychology professor at Arizona State University and director of the Canine Science Collaboratory, told Salon by email.

From Salon

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