lat

¹

[laht]

noun

plural

lats, lati 

1. a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.

lat

²

[lat]

noun

Informal.

1. latissimus dorsi.

lât

³

[laht]

noun

Architecture.

1. (in India) a monolithic stamba.

lat.

⁴

abbreviation

1. latitude.

Lat.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Latin.

Lat.

¹

abbreviation

1. Latin

lat.

²

abbreviation

1. latitude

Word History and Origins

Origin of lat¹

1920–25; < Latvian lats, equivalent to Lat ( vija ) Latvia + -s nominative singular noun ending

Origin of lat²

By shortening

Origin of lat³

First recorded in 1790–1800, lât is from the Hindi word lāṭ, lāṭh

Example Sentences

Acquired from the White Sox over the winter, Santos has not yet pitched for the Mariners after being diagnosed with a right lat strain during spring training.

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Fellow reliever Gregory Santos has a lat injury that has kept him out all year as well.

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It pales to Santos as well, whose right lat strain has halted any hard timetable on him suiting up for the M’s.

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Hancock was placed on the injured list the day after that start with a lat strain.

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Hancock dealt with lat strains the previous two seasons as well, and the Mariners plan to spend the offseason trying to refine his mechanics and his offseason workouts to prevent another reoccurrence.

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