nounDownload🔗ShareA staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.Examples:"The old man leaned heavily on his sturdy lat as he walked through the village. "cultureutensiltraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounDownload🔗ShareA monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.Examples:"During our history lesson, we learned that Emperor Ashoka erected many a lat, inscribed with Buddhist teachings, across ancient India. "architecturereligionhistoryarchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounDownload🔗Share(usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.Examples:"During basic training, soldiers often complain about the unsanitary conditions of the lats. "militaryutilitybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounDownload🔗ShareThe 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.Examples:"Before World War II, a worker in Riga might have earned 100 lats a week. "nationgovernmenthistoryeconomyfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounDownload🔗ShareThe floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.Examples:"Before Latvia joined the Eurozone, souvenirs could be bought with the lat, the country's former currency. "nationeconomyfinancehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounDownload🔗ShareA coin or bill of either currency.Examples:""I didn't have any cash, so I paid for the bus ticket with a lat I found in my pocket." "economyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounDownload🔗Share(usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle.Examples:"My dad, a weightlifter, works hard to build his lats. "anatomybodyphysiologymedicinepartorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounDownload🔗ShareLatitudeExamples:"The ship's captain announced their position as 34 degrees north lat, 118 degrees west long. "geographynauticalspacepositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading