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Noun: Al  al
  1. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
    - aluminum [N. Amer], aluminium [Brit, Cdn], atomic number 13
Adverb: et al.
  1. And others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of 'et alii' (masculine plural) or 'et aliae' (feminine plural) or 'et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people)
    "the data reported by Smith et al.";
    - et al, et alii, et aliae, et alia
     
  2. And elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)
    - et al, et alibi
Noun: AL
  1. A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
    - Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, Ala.

Type of: American state, metal, metallic element, South, Southern United States

Part of: aluminium foil [Brit], aluminum foil [N. Amer], America, bauxite, Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Deep South, Dixie, Dixieland, Duralumin, Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf States, South, the States, tin foil, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: Al, The Soup Rat Bastard

AL, TN and Northern Railroad