lat
see also: LAT
Pronunciation
LAT
Proper noun
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see also: LAT
Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /lɑːt/
lat (plural lats)
- (weapons, rare) A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.
- (architecture) A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.
- 1801, "Miscellaneous Tracts" in the Asiatic Annual Register, p. 313:
- A high pillar of stone called Bheem-lat, or the Tealee, or oilman's lat or staff.
- 1801, "Miscellaneous Tracts" in the Asiatic Annual Register, p. 313:
lat (plural lats)
- (UK slang, usually, in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.
lat (plural lats)
- (historical numismatics) The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound.
- (historical numismatics) The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.
- A coin or bill of either currency.
- German: Lats
- Russian: лат
lat (plural lats)
- (slang, usually, in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle.
lat (plural lats)
- (slang) latitude
LAT
Proper noun
- Initialism of Los Angeles Times
lat (plural lats)
- Initialism of low#English|lowest astronomical#English|astronomical tide#English|tide.
- (US) Initialism of laboratory#English|laboratory animal#English|animal technician#English|technician.
- (firefighting, aviation) Acronym of large airtanker a class of waterbomber
lat (not comparable)
- Initialism of living#English|living apart#English|apart together#English|together.
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