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lats

noun
/lɑːts/UK/lɑts/US/læts/

Etymology

From Latvian lats, from Latvija (“Latvia”).

  1. borrowed from lats

Definitions

  1. plural of lat

    plural of lat: staves; pillars.

  2. Latrines

    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.

  3. Alternative form of lat.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The latissimus dorsi muscles.

    2. Initialism of Long-acting thyroid stimulator.

    3. Initialism of Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA