CFL

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abbreviation or noun

ˌsē-ˌef-ˈel 

plural CFLs

: compact fluorescent light

To safely store and recycle used CFLs and batteries, customers can order online and receive prepaid-postage kits delivered to their door.

—The Sunday Rutland (Vermont) Herald

If everyone in NC [North Carolina] replaced one light bulb with a compact fluorescent light (CFL) it would save 1.5 Million kWh's each day.

—Mountain Xpress

CFL

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abbreviation

Canadian Football League

Word History

First Known Use

Abbreviation Or Noun

1989, in the meaning defined above