DIL1
abbreviation Electronics
Dual in-line (package). See DIP.
DIL2
noun informal
A person’s daughter-in-law: my son and DIL are both primary school teachers...
- I have a boy and three girls and my DIL will be treated exactly the same as my daughters.
- I really respect and like my DIL and think she is excellent mother.
- Appreciate the fact that your DIL has parents/family of her own and will most likely be a bit closer to them, especially her mum.
Origin
1960s: abbreviation.
- Marshall aid
- marshaller
- Marshallese
- Marshall, George C.
- Marshallian
- marshalling yard
- Marshall Islands
- Marshall, John
- Marshall Niel
- Marshall Plan
- Marshall, Thurgood
- marshal of the King's house
- Marshal of the Royal Air Force
- marshalsea
- marshalship
- Marsh Arab
- marsh bass
- marsh bent
- marshberry
- marshbird
- marsh-buck
- marsh cinquefoil
- marsh crocodile
- Marsh, Dame Ngaio
- marsh deer