BLT
/ˌbiː.ɛlˈtiː/
BLT noun: a food, usually a sandwich, made with these main ingredients. Also the initialism of bacon.
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Noun
BLT (countable and uncountable, plural BLTs)
- A food, usually a sandwich, made with these main ingredients.
- I wish I could make everyone a BLT. That would be the end of the golden arches, I'm sure of it. There are times when the BLT just tastes right, primal and true, the best thing you could ever eat.2010, Michele A. Jordan, The BLT Cookbook, Harper Collins, →ISBN, pages 5–6
- What is the one meal of the week your staff most looks forward to? [Jonny Lake:] Saturday lunch, which normally consists of BLTs, scrambled or fried eggs, and croissants and chocolatines made by our pastry team. Also, the Lab's famous potato salad.2012 September 28, Christine Carroll, Jody Eddy, “What the kitchen staff eat: recipes from the world's top restaurants”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media...
Also used as
BLT is also the initialism of bacon.
BLT is also the initialism of ballistic lunar transfer.
Examples of BLT in a sentence
- Not only were these BLTs lighter than the usual sandwich, they also had a far more exciting texture. […] The bacon, however, is nonnegotiable in any BLT, taco or otherwise.2018 August 17, Melissa Clark, “The BLT, as You’ve Never Seen It”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company...
- While the other components of the BLT are more or less perennial, the tomato is a seasonal luxury.2026 July 31, J. J. Goode, “The Secret to a Perfect BLT Isn’t What You Think”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...
Forms of BLT
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Questions about BLT
- What does BLT mean?
- BLT means a food, usually a sandwich, made with these main ingredients.
- How do you use BLT in a sentence?
- Not only were these BLTs lighter than the usual sandwich, they also had a far more exciting texture. […] The bacon, however, is nonnegotiable in any BLT, taco or otherwise.
- What part of speech is BLT?
- BLT is a noun.
- How do you pronounce BLT?
- BLT is pronounced /ˌbiː.ɛlˈtiː/.
- What is the plural of BLT?
- The plural of BLT is BLTs.
Words near BLT in the dictionary
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