disabled list

[ dis-ey-buhld list ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Baseball.

former name of the injured list. : DL

disabled list

noun

the US term for injury list

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disabled list¹

First recorded in 1860–65 in reference to the American Civil War, and in 1880–85 for the baseball sense; replaced prior to 2019 season by injured list ( def )

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Example Sentences

And his signature was, he had never been on the disabled list.

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