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Meaning of lats | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
lɑːts

Definitions

  1. Latrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation.
    UK, plural, plural-normally, slang
  2. Initialism of Long-acting thyroid stimulator.
  3. The latissimus dorsi muscles.
    plural, plural-normally, slang
  4. Initialism of Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme.

Equivalents

Français lats
Latviešu lats
Svenska lats

Examples

“At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like... lats (latrines).”
“Other synonyms [sc. for lavatories] are rears, lats... and dubs.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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