The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

L \L\, a.
   1. Having the general shape of the (capital) letter L; as, an
      L beam, or L-beam.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. Elevated; -- a symbol for el. as an abbreviation of
      elevated in elevated road or railroad. -- n. An elevated
      road; as, to ride on the L. [Colloq., U. S.]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

EL
    n 1: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a
         celestial object) [syn: elevation, EL, altitude,
         ALT]
    2: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a
       track that is raised above the street level [syn: elevated
       railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead
       railway]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

77 Moby Thesaurus words for "el":
   Amtrak, L, baggage train, branch, cable railroad, cable railway,
   choo-choo, cog railroad, cog railway, electric, electric railway,
   electric train, elevated, elevated railway, embankment, express,
   express train, feeder, feeder line, flier, freight, freight train,
   freighter, funicular, goods train, gravity-operated railway,
   horse railway, interurban, junction, light railroad,
   lightning express, limited, line, local, main line, metro,
   milk train, monorail, parliamentary, parliamentary train,
   passenger train, rack railway, rack-and-pinion railroad,
   rack-and-pinion railway, rail, rail line, railroad, railroad train,
   railway, rattler, roadbed, roadway, rolling stock, shuttle,
   shuttle train, sidetrack, siding, special, streamliner,
   street railway, streetcar line, subway, switchback, terminal,
   terminus, track, train, tram, tramline, trestle, trolley line,
   trunk, trunk line, tube, turnout, underground, way train



V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

EL
       Electro Luminescent [display]