lats

L1A1T1S1
UK/lɑːts/US/lɑts//læts/

noun

Latrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation.

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bathroom
OriginLatvian lats →
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Meanings

lats1

noun
  1. pluralplural of lat: staves; pillars.

lats2

nounlats pl (normally plural, singular lat)

singular lat

  1. UKpluralplural normallyslangLatrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation.

    Other synonyms [sc. for lavatories] are rears, lats... and dubs.

    1940, M. Marples, Public School Slang, page 112
    1 more example

    At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like... lats (latrines).

    1927, William Edward Collinson, Contemporary English, page 92

    Synonyms: bathroom

lats3

noun
  1. pluralplural of lat: the former currency or money of Latvia.
nounlats (plural lati)

plural lati

  1. alternativehistoricalhobbiesAlternative form of lat.

lats4

nounlats pl (normally plural, singular lat)

singular lat

  1. pluralplural normallyslangThe latissimus dorsi muscles.

lats5

noun
  1. pluralplural of lat: latitude.

LATs6

noun
  1. pluralplural of LAT

LATS7

nounLATS (plural LATSs)

plural LATSs

  1. abbreviationinitialismendocrinologyInitialism of Long-acting thyroid stimulator.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLatrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation.

Similar
bathroom
Also see
bathroomlatlatissimus dorsi

Origin

lats · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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lats · noun

Clipping of latrine (q.v.) + -s.

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lats · noun, noun

  1. Latvianlats
  2. Englishlats

From Latvian lats, from Latvija (“Latvia”).

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lats · noun

Clipping of latissimus + -s.

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lats · noun

Clipping of latitude + -s.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lats

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Anagrams

lastsaltslat
Cite this entry
APA

lats. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lats

MLA

“lats.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lats. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lats,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lats.

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