Lathee (Noun)
Meaning
Club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The police used a lathee to disperse the crowd of protesters.
- The constable gripped his lathee firmly, ready to charge at the rioters.
- The politician's supporters attacked the opposition with lathis during the rally.
- He grabbed a nearby stick, but it was no match for the police officer's lathee.
- A few lathis were broken during the clash between the police and the demonstrators.