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Electricity.

low-tension.

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Words nearby lt

LSM, LSO, L.S.S., LST, LSZ, lt, LTA, Lt Cdr, Lt. Col., Lt. Comdr., Ltd.

Other definitions for lt (2 of 5)

lt.

abbreviation

light.

Other definitions for lt (3 of 5)

l.t.

abbreviation

Football. left tackle.

local time.

long ton.

Other definitions for lt (4 of 5)

Lt.

abbreviation

lieutenant.

Other definitions for lt (5 of 5)

L.T.

abbreviation

long ton.

Electricity. low-tension.

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How to use lt in a sentence

Those cops included Lt. Philip Chan and Lt. Patrick Sullivan.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He cites an interview that a freed POW, Air Force Lt. Col. William Harrison, gave to The New York Times in 1953.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The entry was read aloud by Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens at a September press conference a few days later.
Killer Eric Frein Held in Murdered Cop’s Cuffs|Michael Daly|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Investigators later determined that Lt. Goldin had been killed in action prior to the bombing.
The Ghosts of Gaza: Israel’s Soldier Suicides|Creede Newton|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A detachment of six volunteers, led by Lt. Alexandre Rosenberg, planned to stop the train at Aulnay, in the suburbs of Paris.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole|Anne Sinclair|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then need not I tell the story:—for, if thou lend'st all thy ears, then thou'lt have none left to hear it.
The Battle of Hexham;|George Colman
From them the tunic of the knight was called tunica angust clv (or angusticlvia), and that of the senator lt clv (or lticlvia).
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
Notice was given by a public crier in the ancient words of style: Ollus Quiris lt datus.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
It was on Sunday morning, just after dawn relief that Lt. Taylor came up to the bridge looking sick.
Greylorn|John Keith Laumer
The paper, thou'lt see, is blistered with the tears even of the hardened transcriber; which has made her ink run here and there.
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for lt (1 of 4)

lt¹

abbreviation for

long ton

(esp in the US) local time

British Dictionary definitions for lt (2 of 4)

lt²

the internet domain name for

Lithuania

British Dictionary definitions for lt (3 of 4)

abbreviation for

Lieutenant

British Dictionary definitions for lt (4 of 4)

abbreviation for

low-tension

Lithuania (international car registration)

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