"WL" meaning in English

See WL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} WL (not comparable)
  1. (sports) Initialism of world-leading, describing the best athletic performance in the world in a given year. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: world-leading, describing the best athletic performance in the world in a given year Categories (topical): Sports, Coins
    Sense id: en-WL-en-adj-6AWrrtCA Disambiguation of Coins: 35 22 43 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Noun

Forms: WLs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} WL (plural WLs)
  1. (travel) Initialism of waitlist. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: waitlist Categories (topical): Travel, Coins
    Sense id: en-WL-en-noun-bWPKGWsw Disambiguation of Coins: 35 22 43 Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel
  2. (numismatic slang) Initialism of Walking Liberty. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Walking Liberty Categories (topical): Coins Categories (place): United States
    Sense id: en-WL-en-noun-iLafwGhi Disambiguation of Coins: 35 22 43 Disambiguation of United States: 19 13 68 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks

Inflected forms

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