lat
noun
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
lat
1 American
[laht]
/ lɑt /
noun
lats,
plural
lati
plural
lat
2
American
[lat]
/ læt /
noun
Informal.
lât
3
American
[laht]
/ lɑt /
noun
Architecture.
lat.
4
American
abbreviation
Lat.
5
American
abbreviation
Lat.
1
British
abbreviation
lat.
2
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lat1
1920–25; < Latvian lats, equivalent to Lat ( vija ) Latvia + -s nominative singular noun ending
Origin of lat2
By shortening
Origin of lât3
First recorded in 1790–1800, lât is from the Hindi word lāṭ, lāṭh
Example Sentences
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McVay told reporters that Williams sustained an injury similar to a lat strain against the Jaguars and might not play against the Saints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
Hancock was placed on the injured list the day after that start with a lat strain.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Hancock felt his lat tighten up during Sunday’s outing vs. the Houston Astros and was removed from the game after just two innings.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
It included a lat pull-down, chest press, leg extensions, and cable-curl bar.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023
It seemed in the end i lat the only thing he could do was to wait and hope that Uncle Andrew and the Witch would cone back.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
Mark Azimuth N or S according to the lat. in and E or W, according as to whether the Star is East or West of your meridian.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
So far does it reach in this direction that, as high as 28° North lat., in upper Assam we find a branch of it.
From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
The sugar-maple begins a little north of Lake St. John, in Canada, near 48° of north lat., which, in the rigour of its winter, corresponds to 68° of Europe.
From The Church of England Magazine - Volume 10, No. 263, January 9, 1841 by Various
These two southern territories are situated in 45° 45' S. lat. by 34° 31' east of the Paris meridian, half a degree east of the route pursued by Bouvet.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon
On the 12th of December, 1769, Surville descried land in 35° 37' S. lat., and five days later he cast anchor in a bay which he called Lauriston.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon
At about 8° 15′ N. Lat. the Agusan expands or overflows, forming a series of shallow lakes, choked up with driftwood and vegetation, and varying in extent with the rainfall.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
It is thus used to translate the Lat. meta, the boundary pillar, set one at each end of the circus to mark the turning-point.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
This word also appears in Fr. coq, and medieval Lat. coccus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
The medieval Lat. gunna is used of a garment of skin or fur.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
But the word is evidently αυρον—the Lat. aurum, "gold."
From Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by Willcock, John
Listener chatter from Rebecca Vernon: Marisa lati for The Washington Post: “In a massive Chinese sinkhole, scientists find a secret forest”
From Slate ● May 26, 2022
Genitive of 'i'; frequently used as the accusative - e.g. cams tu lati, do you love her?
From Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language by Borrow, George Henry
In 12 games with Buffalo, Jackson has been in on 22 tackles, recovered a fumble and enjoyed his first college career sack in a 30-27 overtime loss to Kent State lats month.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
They require nothing more than a bar, and engage at least a dozen muscles, from the lats all the way to the glutes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
“I think a good punch starts from your feet,” Cosmi said, explaining that a solid base allows power to transfer from the ground to his lats to his hands.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2021
He also only ranks 119th in the field this week for Shots Gained Tee 2 Green over the lats 2 months.
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 25, 2019
He was wiry, with developed deltoids and lats: possibly a rock climber, definitely not a weight-room guy.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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