lat — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.

   Usage

   • Rare

2. A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.

   Examples

   A high pillar of stone called Bheem-lat, or the Tealee, or oilman's lat or staff.

Noun

1. A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • plural-normally
   • Slang

   Examples

   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.

Noun

1. 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.

   Usage

   • Historical

2. The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.

   Usage

   • Historical

3. A coin or bill of either currency.

Noun

1. A latissimus dorsi muscle.

   Usage

   • plural-normally
   • Slang

Noun

1. a broad flat muscle on either side of the back

   Synonyms

   latissimus dorsi

   Broader terms

   skeletal musclestriated muscle