AFL

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/eɪ ɛf ɛl/

noun

The game of Australian rules football.

Similar
VFLAF of LAmerican Federation of Labor
Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

nounAFL (plural AFLs)

plural AFLs

  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of abstract family of languages.
  2. abbreviationinitialismautomotiveInitialism of adaptive front light.
  3. abbreviationAbbreviation of airfield lighting.
proper noun
  1. 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 2025

    Synonyms: VFL

  2. abbreviationinitialismAmerican footballInitialism of Arena Football League.
  3. USabbreviationinitialismlabor unionInitialism of American Federation of Labor.

    Synonyms: AF of L

  4. abbreviationinitialismobsoleteAmerican footballInitialism of American Football League.
  5. UKabbreviationhistoricalinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Anti-Federalist League.
nounAFL (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe game of Australian rules football.

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nouna federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955

Similar
American Federation of Labor
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Cite this entry
APA

AFL. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AFL

MLA

“AFL.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AFL. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “AFL,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AFL.

Source: AFL on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.