lats
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- Words With Friends
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/lɑːts/(UK)
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/lɑːts/(UK) · /lɑts/(US) · /læts/
Definition of lats
9 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (form-of, plural)plural of lat: staves; pillars.
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noun
- (form-of, plural)plural of lat: staves; pillars.
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(UK, plural, plural-normally, slang)Latrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation.
“At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like... lats (latrines).”
“Other synonyms [sc. for lavatories] are rears, lats... and dubs.”
- (form-of, plural)plural of lat: the former currency or money of Latvia.
- (alt-of, alternative, historical)Alternative form of lat.
- (plural, plural-normally, slang)The latissimus dorsi muscles.
- (form-of, plural)plural of lat: latitude.
- (form-of, plural)plural of LAT
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Long-acting thyroid stimulator.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme.
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Etymology
From lat (“staff; pillar”) + -s.
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