el

/ɛl/
noun
  1. The letter L in the English alphabet.
    • She practiced writing the uppercase el in her notebook.
    • The word 'apple' ends with the letter el.
    • The teacher asked the class to circle every el in the sentence.
  2. An elevated railway, especially in a city.
    • Chicago's famous el system has been running for over a century.
    • The el train rattled past our apartment every morning.
    • We took the el to get to the museum quickly.
  3. A unit of length equal to 45 inches (114 cm), formerly used in England for measuring cloth.
    • The old measurement chart showed that one el equaled 45 inches.
    • In medieval times, cloth was often sold by the el.
    • The tailor ordered three els of wool fabric.
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