fl.

¹

abbreviation for

1. flourished.

fl.

²

abbreviation for

1. (in the Netherlands) guilder; guilders.

fl.

³

abbreviation for

1. floor.
2. florin.
3. fluid.

fl

⁴

abbreviation for

, Sports.

1. flanker.

Fl

⁵

Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.

1. flerovium.

FL

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Florida (approved especially for use with zip code).
2. foreign language.

fL

⁷

abbreviation for

1. foot-lambert.

Fl.

⁸

abbreviation for

1. Flanders.
2. Flemish.

fl.

¹

abbreviation for

1. floruit

symbol for

1. formerly in the Netherlands guilder

FL

²

abbreviation for

1. Flight Lieutenant
2. Florida
3. Liechtenstein (international car registration)

Fl

³

the chemical symbol for

1. flerovium

Word History and Origins

Origin of fl.¹

From the Latin word flōruit

Origin of fl.²

From the Dutch word florin

Word History and Origins

Origin of fl.¹

(for sense 3) from German Fürstentum Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein

Example Sentences

They scalloped when we visited my mother’s parents in Mexico Beach, FL.

From Salon

On March 12, Spices USA Inc. of Hialeah, FL, initiated a recall of Tasty-Sawa cinnamon due to elevated lead levels.

From Salon

You see, she drove from Mexico Beach, FL to see us in Mobile, AL, and Mary Ester, FL was along her route, about halfway between us.

From Salon

He took his future into his own hands instead, learning how to produce with a cracked copy of FL Studio and rapping into a USB microphone.

From Los Angeles Times

The two most common variants in the U.S. today, EG.5 and FL 1.51, accounted for about 35% of the infections in the 2 weeks preceding 3 September.

From Science Magazine