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    lathi
    /ˈlätē/

    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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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lathiLathi Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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).

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lathi_(stick)Lathi (stick) - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › lathiLATHI Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Lathi definition: a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.. See examples of LATHI used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLATHI definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. lathi in American English. (ˈlɑti ) noun. in India, a heavy stick of bamboo and iron, used as a club esp. by police. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  6. gulfnews.com › world › asiaThe ‘lathi’: India’s colonial vintage anti-protest weapon

    Dec 29, 2019 · Fear and awe. Many believe the lathi originated as a martial arts accessory in South Asia. It was also used by feudal landlords against poor peasants, emerging as a symbol of unquestioned power...

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionlathi noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of lathi noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › lathilathi - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 27, 2024 · lathi (countable and uncountable, plural lathis) (India, countable) A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen. (uncountable) A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India. Lathi shares its basic principles with other martial arts.