lathee

Examples

• All

• The police wielded a lathee to disperse the crowd during the protest.

• He was struck on the back with a lathee by the constable.

• The officer carried a lathee for crowd control.

• During the protest, the police wielded their lathees.

• Each officer carried a bamboo lathee as part of their standard equipment.

• The police wielded a lathee to disperse the crowd during the protest.

• He was struck on the back with a lathee by the constable.

Synonyms

C

club

vslathee

119 1.9

A thick heavy stick used to hit things or for protection

is narrower, denoting police bamboo stick with reinforcement

B

baton

vslathee

16 5.0

A short heavy stick that police use as a weapon

is the Indian bamboo form rather than the general police stick

T

truncheon

vslathee

• Archaic

5 9.0

A short thick stick police carry to hit someone or protect themselves

is more specific to India and often bamboo reinforced

C

cudgel

vslathee

5 8.9

A short thick stick that people use as a weapon

is specific to police use and often made from bamboo

B

ballclub

vslathee

• Archaic

1 7.4

A short heavy stick used to hit a ball or as a weapon

is focused on police crowd control and bamboo reinforcement

L

lathi

vslathee

• Indian

9.9

A heavy stick used by police in India to control crowds

is the same term but spelled differently

B

billystick

vslathee

• US

9.9

A short heavy stick that police use to hit or control people

is often heavier bamboo with iron binding used in India

How Heavy

lathee

• Indian

9.9

truncheon

• Archaic

5 9.0

baton

4 5.8

stick

686 1.0

twig

61 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology