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  • plural of lat.

lats

American  
[lats] / læts /

plural noun

Informal.
  1. latissimus dorsi muscles.


lats British  
/ læts /

noun

  1. the standard monetary unit of Latvia, divided into 100 santimi

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lats

By shortening

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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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