Dictionary

lat en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /lɑːt/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi लाट (lāṭ, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”), लाठ (lāṭh, “long staff; cudgel”), etc.

Meanings

1. (rare) A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.
2. A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.
   • A high pillar of stone called Bheem-lat, or the Tealee, or oilman's lat or staff. 1801, “Miscellaneous Tracts”, in Asiatic Annual Register, page 313:

Forms

lat en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Clipping of latrine.

Meanings

1. (UK, plural-normally, slang) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.
   • At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like... lats (latrines). 1927, William Edward Collinson, Contemporary English, page 92:
   • Other synonyms [sc. for lavatories] are rears, lats... and dubs. 1940, M. Marples, Public School Slang, page 112:

Forms

Synonyms

necessary room · teahouse · ladies and gentlemen · purging place · brasco · crapper · necessarium · bogger · small room · dunny · closet of ease · neddy · latrine · jakes · throne room · usual offices · dike · necessary · House of Lords · jacques · urination station · closet · john · tearoom · bathroom · amenities · withdraught · jacks · cludgie · toilet · washroom · potty · can · cottage · toilet room · loo · lavabo · carsey · siege · kocay · office · lavvy · khazi · vault · wardrobe · place · WC · smallest room · privy · karzy · office of ease · comfort room · lavatory · urinal · lats · six · CR · necessary place · closet of decency · lav · netty · water closet · shield · bog · restroom · facilities · cloaca · shitter · johnny · thunderbox · geography · house of office

lat en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /lɑːt/ (UK)
• /lɑt/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latvian lats, a clipping of Latvija (“Latvia”).

Meanings

1. (historical) 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.
2. (historical) The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.
3. A coin or bill of either currency.

Forms

Hyponyms

santim

Synonyms

lats

Translations (11)

lv lats (former currency of Latvia) · ru лат (former currency of Latvia) · ja ラッツ (former currency of Latvia) · et latt (former currency of Latvia) · lt latas (former currency of Latvia) · uk лат (former currency of Latvia) · cmn 拉特 (former currency of Latvia) · fi lati (former currency of Latvia) · be лат (former currency of Latvia) · de Lats (former currency of Latvia) · pl łat (former currency of Latvia)

lat en · NOUN · etymology 4

Etymology

Clipping of latissimus.

Meanings

1. (plural-normally, slang) A latissimus dorsi muscle.

Forms

Deriveds

invisible lat syndrome · imaginary lat syndrome · lat pulldown

lat en · NOUN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

• /læt/
• (Australia) audio
• lăt

Etymology

Clipping of latitude.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of latitude.
   alt of latitude

Forms

Coordinates

long · lon

Relateds

lat.