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Lacus Spei
Lacus Spei, "Lake of Hope" (Latin), is a 76.67 km lunar lacus at 43.46°N, 65.20°E near crater Geminus; IAU-approved 1976, LAC-28, a dark mare-basalt patch.
Lacus Temporis
Lacus Temporis, "Lake of Time", is a small lunar mare (lacus) on the northeastern nearside, IAU-named 1976, about 117 km across, with late Imbrian basalts dated 3.62–3.74 Gyr; distinct from Lacus Timoris.
Lacus Tenebrarum
Lacus Tenebrarum (Lake of Darkness) is an 85 km lunar lacus near the Moon's south pole at 86.71°S 87.67°W, IAU-approved on August 28, 2025 after proposal by the USGS LMAP mapping team.
Lacus Timoris
Lacus Timoris, the Lake of Fear, is a 153.65 km lunar lacus (lava lake) at 39.42°S, 27.95°W on the Moon's southwest near side, IAU-named in 1976, with medium-high titanium basalts.
Lacus Veris
Lacus Veris, Latin for Lake of Spring, is a 382.88 km lunar mare between the Inner and Outer Rook rings of the Orientale basin, IAU-approved in 1970, with sinuous rilles, shield volcanoes, and dark mantle deposits.
Lacustră
Lacustră is a 1903 poem by the Romanian symbolist poet George Bacovia, first published in Viața nouă and collected in his debut volume Plumb in 1916, its image of a dwelling on water symbolizing isolation.
Lad culture
Lad culture, or laddism, is a hegemonic student masculinity in UK universities linked to binge drinking, sexist banter, sport, and harassment, studied since the 1990s and addressed by the 2016 UUK Changing the Culture report.
Lada (Лада)
Lada (Лада) is the passenger-car brand of the Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ, produced principally in Togliatti. Its first model launched in 1970, and it remains Russia's best-selling car brand.
Lada Aura (Лада Аура)
Lada Aura (Лада Аура) is a business-class sedan made by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ, a Lada Vesta stretched by 250 mm to add rear-passenger space, produced from 2024.
Lada Azimut
The Lada Azimut is a compact front-wheel-drive crossover produced by Russian automaker AvtoVAZ at its Tolyatti plant, unveiled in 2025 and entering production in September 2026.
Lada Dance
Lada Dance (Лада Дэнс), real name Lada Yevgenyevna Volkova, is a Russian pop singer whose 1992 hit «Девочка-ночь» made her a star of 1990s dance-pop.
Lada Iskra (Лада Искра)
The Lada Iskra (Лада Искра) is a compact car family produced by AvtoVAZ in Russia since 2025, offered as a sedan, a wagon, and a cross-country wagon.
Lada Kalina (Лада Калина)
The Lada Kalina (Лада Калина) is a small front-wheel-drive car built by AvtoVAZ in Togliatti, Russia, from 2004 to 2018 in sedan, hatchback, and wagon versions.
Lada Niva
The Lada Niva, also known as the Lada 4x4, is a compact four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle built by AvtoVAZ in Tolyatti, Russia, since 1977, with over 2.5 million made.
Lada Riva
The Lada Riva, sold as the Lada Nova and Signet in other markets, is the export name for the VAZ-2105, 2104, and 2107, built by AvtoVAZ from 1979 to 2012.
Lada Samara (Лада Самара)
Lada Samara (Лада Самара), sold at home as the Lada Sputnik, is a family of small front-wheel-drive cars built by AvtoVAZ in Tolyatti, Russia, from 1984 to 2013.
Lada Terra
Lada Terra is a large highland region of Venus's southern hemisphere, 8,615 km across, centered at 62.5°S, 20°E, named for the Slavic goddess of love. It hosts the Quetzalpetlatl and Boala coronae, a 6,000-km rift zone, and extensive young lava flows.
Lada Vesta (Лада Веста)
Lada Vesta (Лада Веста) is a compact car made by Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ since 2015, the successor to the LADA Priora and one of Russia's two best-selling cars.
Lada-class submarine
The Lada-class submarine (Project 677, Russian: Лада) is a Russian fourth-generation diesel-electric attack submarine designed by Rubin and built at Admiralty Shipyards to replace the Kilo class.
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson (LT), born 1979 in Waco, Texas, is a Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Chargers 2001-09, Jets 2010-11), 2006 NFL MVP, 13,684 career rushing yards, 145 rushing touchdowns, TCU and Texas Sports Hall of Famer.
Ladakh (ལ་དྭགས)
Ladakh (ལ་དྭགས), a Union Territory of India since 31 October 2019, is a high-altitude cold-arid Trans-Himalayan region governed by a Lieutenant Governor, with seven districts since 2026, five official languages, retreating glaciers, and active statehood demands.
Ladakh Chronicles
The Ladakh Chronicles (ལ་དྭགས་རྒྱལ་རབས) are a Tibetan-language royal chronicle of the kings of Ladakh, almost the only written source for Ladakh until the 15th century.
Ladamantia
Ladamantia (Leodamantium, Zygris) was an ancient coastal place on the Libyan coast, listed by Ptolemy at 57°30, 31°00; underwater work at Marsa found 54 ancient anchors and Roman amphorae.
Ladan and Laleh Bijani (لدن و لاله بیژنی)
Ladan and Laleh Bijani (لدن و لاله بیژنی), Iranian craniopagus conjoined twins born 1974, died 8 July 2003 after the first attempted separation of adult twins joined at the head, a 52-hour Singapore operation.
Ladaniva (Լադանիվա)
Ladaniva (Լադանիվա) is a French-Armenian world music duo from Lille, formed 2019 by singer Jaklin Baghdasaryan and multi-instrumentalist Louis Thomas; named after the Lada Niva car, they represented Armenia at Eurovision 2024 with "Jako".
Ladarixin
Ladarixin (DF2156A) is Dompé's oral dual allosteric CXCR1/CXCR2 inhibitor tested for new-onset type 1 diabetes, where phase 2 missed its C-peptide endpoint and the phase 3 NCT04628481 was terminated for futility; an NSCLC combination trial was withdrawn.
LadBaby
LadBaby is the Nottingham-based brand of Mark and Roxanne Hoyle, a YouTube family entertainment duo who scored five consecutive UK Christmas Number 1 charity singles (2018–2022) for the Trussell Trust, then withdrew from the 2023 Christmas chart race.
Ladbroke Grove
Ladbroke Grove, a north-south street and district in North Kensington, west London, laid out through the Ladbroke estate from 1823, home to Ladbroke Grove station (1864), the Notting Hill Carnival, and marked wealth contrasts and gentrification pressures.
Ladbroke Grove rail crash
The Ladbroke Grove rail crash, also known as the Paddington rail crash, was a 1999 head-on collision between two passenger trains near Paddington station in London that killed 31 people.
Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver (No. 15), Georgia product drafted 34th overall in 2024; Chargers rookie-record 1,149 receiving yards and 197-yard playoff game.