Dictionary

LAT en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable) Initialism of living apart together, describing people in an intimate relationship who live at different addresses.
   alt of describing people in an intimate relationship who live at different addresses
   alt of living apart together
   • My stepmother, aware of trends, told us we would be “LAT,” for “living apart together,” referring to couples that choose to live separately — even far apart — while remaining committed. 2018 June 22, Glen David Gold, “Staying Together by Living Apart (in a Duplex)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

LAT en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of lowest astronomical tide.
   alt of lowest astronomical tide
2. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of laboratory animal technician.
   alt of laboratory animal technician
3. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of) Acronym of large air tanker, a class of waterbomber.
   alt of large air tanker
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of living apart together, describing a couple who live at different addresses.
   alt of describing a couple who live at different addresses
   alt of living apart together
   • Those who study these couples, who are part of a group known as LATs (living apart together), agree that their numbers are on the rise, though figures are hard to come by, according to Ms. Lindemann. 2020 May 16, Jennifer Altmann, “Married but Living Far Apart”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Coordinates

VLAT

Hypernyms

airtanker · airplane · aircraft · air tanker · AT

LAT en · PROPN

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Los Angeles Times.
   alt of Los Angeles Times
2. The station code of Lam Tin in Hong Kong.