Abbreviation of alternative, especially as a cultural phenomenon seen as being outside the mainstream of its genre.
noun
(Internet) An alternate account.
(Internet, gaming) An alternate or secondary character.
(finance) An alternative investment or alternative fund.
(music) High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
(now archaic) A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.
Abbreviation of altitude.
Synonym of altbier
lat
lat
noun
(UK slang, usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.
(architecture) A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.
(historical numismatics) The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.
(historical numismatics) The 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.
(slang) latitude
(slang, usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle.
(weaponry, rare) A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.
