"LR" meaning in English

See LR in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} LR (not comparable)
  1. (software compilation, of a parser) Initialism of left to right, rightmost derivation in reverse. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: left to right, rightmost derivation in reverse Categories (topical): Compilation
  2. Initialism of long-range. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: long-range
    Sense id: en-LR-en-adj-8TIT42dX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: GLR, LRASM (english: long-range anti-ship missile), LRBM (english: long-range ballistic missile), XLR (english: extra-long-range) Related terms: ER (english: extended range), IR (english: intermediate-range), MR (english: medium-range), SR (english: short-range)

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|-}} LR (uncountable)
  1. (weaponry) Initialism of long rifle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: long rifle Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-LR-en-name-ZmMVq~tc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 32 30 29 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Noun

Forms: LRs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} LR (countable and uncountable, plural LRs)
  1. Initialism of light rail. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: light rail
    Sense id: en-LR-en-noun-g0uB2yhd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 32 30 29
  2. Initialism of light railway. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: light railway
    Sense id: en-LR-en-noun-~287MPe- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 32 30 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: LRT (english: light rail transit)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for LR meaning in English (4.5kB)

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