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latrobe

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

Noun

latrobe (plural latrobes)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Latrobe

Latrobe

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

Forms of latrobe

plurallatrobes

Origin of latrobe

After the inventor, I. Latrobe of Baltimore.

Questions about latrobe

What does latrobe mean?
Latrobe means a form of stove set into a fireplace, heating the room by radiation and the rooms above by hot air.
What part of speech is latrobe?
Latrobe can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of latrobe?
The plural of latrobe is latrobes.

Words near latrobe in the dictionary

  1. latrinalia
  2. latrine
  3. latrines
  4. Latrino
  5. Latrinos
  6. latrobe
  7. latrobes
  8. latrocinies
  9. Latrocinium
  10. latrociny
  11. latrodectine

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