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noun
- 1. a long, heavy iron-bound bamboo stick used as a weapon, especially by police: South Asian "they were confronted by four persons armed with lathis"
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LATHI definition: 1. a long, heavy stick, especially one used as a weapon by police officers 2. a long, heavy stick…. Learn more.
The meaning of LATHI is a heavy stick often of bamboo bound with iron used in India as a weapon especially by police (as in dispersing a crowd or quelling a riot).
The lathi (in Hindi/Nepali: लाठी, Tamil: லத்தி, Bengali: লাঠি, Urdu: لاٹھی, Sinhalese: ලති) is a bamboo stick used by the police in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Definition of lathi noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Lathi definition: a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.. See examples of LATHI used in a sentence.
Dec 29, 2019 · In India, the weapon began to inspire fear and awe when the British used it unsparingly to disrupt protest marches that defined the non-violent independence movement in the late 19th and early...
LATHI meaning: 1. a long, heavy stick, especially one used as a weapon by police officers 2. a long, heavy stick…. Learn more.
lathi in British English. (ˈlɑːtɪ ) noun. a long heavy wooden stick used as a weapon in India, esp by the police. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Hindi. Word Frequency.
How to use . lathi in a sentenceHe picked up his lathi—a five-foot male-bamboo ringed with bands of polished iron—and flourished it in the air.
Apr 29, 2024 · Definitions of lathi. noun. club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India. synonyms: lathee. see more.
