el

1
[ el ]
/ ɛl /

noun

Informal. elevated railroad.

Origin of el

1
by shortening

Definition for el (2 of 5)

el 2
[ el ]
/ ɛl /

noun

ell1.

Definition for el (3 of 5)

el 3
[ el ]
/ ɛl /

noun

the letter l.

Definition for el (4 of 5)

ell 1

or el

[ el ]
/ ɛl /

noun

an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
something that is L-shaped.

Origin of ell

1
First recorded in 1765–75; a spelling of the letter name, or by shortening of elbow

Definition for el (5 of 5)

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British Dictionary definitions for el (1 of 3)

el
/ (ɛl) /

noun

US informal a shortened form of elevated railway or railroad See elevated railway

British Dictionary definitions for el (2 of 3)

ell 1
/ (ɛl) /

noun

an obsolete unit of length equal to approximately 45 inches

Word Origin for ell

Old English eln the forearm (the measure originally being from the elbow to the fingertips); related to Old High German elina, Latin ulna, Greek ōlenē

British Dictionary definitions for el (3 of 3)

ell 2
/ (ɛl) /

noun

an extension to a building, usually at right angles and located at one end
a pipe fitting, pipe, or tube with a sharp right-angle bend

Word Origin for ell

C20: a spelling of L, indicating a right angle