injured list

noun

plural injured lists
sports : a list of players or members of a sports team who are unable to play or perform because of injury or illness
… right-handed pitchers Julio Teheran (right shoulder strain), Rony Garcia (knee) and Spencer Turnbull (right forearm strain) are on the 60-day injured list which removes them from the 40-man roster.Evan Woodbery
And now, with America's preeminent alpine skier, Picabo Street, on the injured list, the future of the American team appears to lay in the able hands of athletes like this 20-year-old alpine racer from Steamboat Springs …Diane Tegmeyer
The Lakers are thinking of placing 36-year-old guard Ron Harper and his creaky knees on the injured list to rest him before the grueling postseason.Jackie MacMullan
abbreviation IL

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of injured list was in 1886

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“Injured list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injured%20list. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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