Definition of EL

el

Plural: els

Noun

  • An elevated railroad or train system.
  • angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
  • a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
  • The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
  • An elevated railway, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago (informal)
  • The name of the Cyrillic script letter Л / л

Num

  • The cardinal number occurring after dek and before do in a duodecimal system. Written ↋, decimal value 11.

Article

  • The (sometimes where "the" would not occur in normal English).

Examples

  • He rode the Scrabble ’el’ to victory, connecting his ’EL’ to a double letter score.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English el, from Latin el (the name of the letter L).

Synonyms

ALT, altitude, elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, elevation, overhead railway

Scrabble Score: 2

el: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
el: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
el: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 3

el: valid Words With Friends Word