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plural AFLs
- abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of abstract family of languages.
- abbreviationinitialismAustralian rules footballInitialism of Australian Football League.First known use 1990
The weekend after AFL football chief Simon Lethlean made it clear players who jumper punched or punched opponents in the stomach would most likely be suspended, Jones was charged with striking Hawthorn’s Luke Breust.
2017 May 29, “Zak Jones fined for off-the-ball hit, escapes MRP suspension”, in Fox Footy, retrieved 25 Jul 2025Synonyms: VFL
- abbreviationinitialismAmerican footballInitialism of Arena Football League.
- abbreviationinitialismobsoleteAmerican footballInitialism of American Football League.
- UKabbreviationhistoricalinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Anti-Federalist League.
- informaluncountableThe game of Australian rules football.
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nouna federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955
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AFL. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AFL
“AFL.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AFL. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “AFL,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AFL.
Source: AFL on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.