Definition of "El"

El¹

/ɛl/

proper noun
1. Any of several major ancient Near East deities, including the supreme god of the Canaanite religion, but especially the supreme Hebrew God.
  Quotations
  […] who bared their brains to Heaven under the El and saw Mohammedan angels staggering on tenement roofs illuminated, […]
  1956, Allen Ginsberg, “Howl”, in Howl and Other Poems (Pocket Poets Series), City Lights Books, page 9

El²

/ɛl/

proper noun
plural Els
1. (transport, slang) Any one of several specific elevated railways.