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LTC

LTC is the initialism of Coordinated Lunar Time.

LTC is the initialism of long-term care.

LTC is the initialism of lieutenant colonel.

LTC is the initialism of last telecast.

Meaning of Coordinated Lunar Time

Noun

Coordinated Lunar Time

  1. (neologism) A new lunar time zone standard that the White House has directed NASA to establish by 2026.
    • Nasa has until the end of 2026 to set up what is being called Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC).2024 April 2, Diana Ramirez-Simon, “Moon Standard Time? Nasa to create lunar-centric time reference system”, in The Guardian^(https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/02/moon-nasa-coordinated-luna...

Meaning of lieutenant colonel

Noun

lieutenant colonel (plural lieutenant colonels or lieutenants colonel)

  1. An army officer in many countries, ranking below a colonel and above a major. Often the commander of a battalion or the executive officer of a regiment.
    Synonyms:
    half-colonel
  2. An English-language term used as a general categorization for military officer ranks that are the equivalent of lieutenant colonel, the relative rank level is found in most countries.
  3. An officer in the United States Marine Corps or Royal Marines, of equivalent rank to their counterparts in the army.
  4. An officer in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard, ranking below colonel and above major. Often the commander of a squadron or the executive officer of a wing.

See all 6 meanings of lieutenant colonel

Forms of LTC

pluralLTCs

Questions about LTC

What is LTC the initialism of?
LTC is the initialism of Coordinated Lunar Time.

Words near LTC in the dictionary

  1. LTA
  2. LTAs
  3. LTB
  4. LTBI
  5. LTBIs
  6. LTC
  7. LtCol
  8. LtCols
  9. LTCP
  10. LTCPs
  11. LTCs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: LTC (page history and authors); Coordinated Lunar Time (page history and authors); lieutenant colonel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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