latrobe

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noun

A form of stove set into a fireplace, heating the room by radiation and the rooms above by hot air.

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Meanings

latrobe1

nounlatrobe (plural latrobes)

plural latrobes

  1. historicalA form of stove set into a fireplace, heating the room by radiation and the rooms above by hot air.

Latrobe2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A place name:
    1. A local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, named after the Latrobe River and Latrobe Valley; in full, the City of Latrobe.
    2. A locality in Kentish council area and the Latrobe council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
    3. A local government area in northern Tasmania; in full, Latrobe Council.
    4. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.
    5. A city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    6. An unincorporated community and coal town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

After the inventor, I. Latrobe of Baltimore.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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