Glossary
In our collection you will encounter military terminology and acronyms. Here you can find out what they mean.
Legion d'Honneur
Lark Force (Rabaul) (Second World War)
Lines of Communication (Second World War)
Legion of Merit (USA)
Leading Airman (RAAF)
Lance Bombardier (Rank above a Gunner)
Lance Corporal
Light/Medium/Heavy Trench Mortar Battery
Leading Seaman
Lance Sergeant - Rank above a Bombardier
Line Telegraphy
Licensed Airfield (RAAF)
Low Angle (As applied to guns)
Light Anti aircraft
Labour
Laboratory
Laboratory technician (Peacekeeping)
Laboratory Technician 10
Laboratory Technician 6
Leading Aircraftsman
Leading Aircraftwoman
Light Aid Detachment (Second World War and Vietnam War)
Laser Airborne Depth Sounder
Lahore Divisional Ammunition Column [First World War Indian Artillery Unit]
Light Armoured Motor (Battery)
Light airborne multipurpose system
Landing Site Marshalling Team (RAN)
Local apparent noon (Navigation)
Language
Laos
Light Amphibious Resupply Cargo
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Lighter Aboard Ship
Local Air Supply Unit
Latitude
Light Anti Tank Weapon
Land Air Warfare Committee
Landing Barge Emergency Repair
Landing Barge, Flak
Landing Barge, Oiler
Liquid Breathing Oxygen
Lines of Communication (USA)
Landing craft, assault
Land Commander Australia
Landing craft, air cushion
Land Command Battle School (East Timor)
Landing craft, control
Landing Craft Control Officer
Landing Craft Control Primary
Lieutenant Commander
Landing craft, Flak
Light cruiser force
Landing craft, gun
Landing craft, gun (large)
Heavy Landing Craft
Landing craft, infantry
Landing craft, infantry (large)
Less than carload
Landing craft, mechanised
Landing craft (medium)
Land Craft medium type 8
Landing craft, mechanised (larger type)
Landing craft, mechanised (larger type (56' long)
Landing craft, personnel
Landing craft, personnel with ramp
Landing craft, personnel (large)
Small personnel landing craft fitted for survey duties
Landing craft, rubber
Landing craft, rubber (large)
Landing craft, rubber (small)
Landing craft, support
Light Cruiser Squadron
Landing Craft, support (Small)
Landing craft, tank (Designed to land tanks)
Land clearing team
Landing craft, tank (Accommodates any type of tank)
Landing craft, tank (Fitted with rocket projectors)
Landing Craft Utility
Landing craft, vehicle
Lorry Command Vehicle
Landing craft, vehicle personnel
Localiser
Line of Departure
Local Defence Flotilla
Landing
Leading Stoker
Leader
Local Defence Volunteers (British Home Award Prior to July 1940)
Laundry (Vietnam War)
Low Explosive (USA)
Lower Establishment
Locally Employed Civilians
Law Enforcement Detachments
The Leicestershire Regiment
Locally enlisted personnel (British in India)
Lieutenant (RAN)
Landing Exercise
The Lancashire Fusiliers
Low Frequency
Light Fire Team. A LFT consists of two gunships (armed helicopters).
The Life Guards (1st and 2nd)
Lieutenant General
Landing Ground
Lieutenant General in charge of Administration
Lewis Gun Officer
Light Gauge Railway Operating Company
Legion of Honour
Light Horse
Light Horse Brigade
Light Horse Details
Light Horse Field Ambulance
Light Horse Training Depot, Tidworth [First World War AIF Light Horse Unit]
Landing ship(s) assault
Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
Light Horse Field Ambulance
Land Headquarters
Light Horse Regiment
Light Horse Reserve Regiment
Light Horse Training Regiment
Light Infantry Brigade (Vietnam War)
Library Officer
Local Indigenous Civilian
Lieutenant (First of the commissioned ranks)
Lieutenant - engineering branch
Lieutenant - navigator
Lieutenant - ordnance
Lieutenant - supply branch
Line Item Number
The Lincolnshire Regiment
Linguist 12
Linguist 6
The London Irish Rifles
Doctor of Literature
Doctor of Letters
Assault cargo ship(s)
Amphibious Cargo Ship
Bachelor of Laws
Doctor of Laws
Master of Laws
Low Level Air Defence
Line of Communication
Land Mine (USA)
Legion of Merit (USA)
Lineman
Local Modification Committee
Lacking in moral fiber (Second World War RAF term indicating unfit for duty due to battle stress)
Light Machine Gun
Amphibious Personnel Transport
Leading Musician
Liaison Officer (USA)
Liaison Officer
Living Out Allowance
Left out of battle
Line of Communication
Locate
Location
Load Coordinator
Location statements
Line of Communication
logistic(s)
logistic support (Peacekeeping)
Logistic Component Commander (East Timor)
Light Observation Helicopter (Commonly used to refer to HUGHES OH 6A Cayuse and nicknamed LOACH)
List of Items
Low Level Extraction
Longitude
155mm M1a1 Field Gun
Logistics Organisation Planning Unit (USA)
Long Range Aid to Navigation
Loring's Group, 1st ANZAC Corps Heavy Artillery [First World War AIF Artillery Unit]
Law of the Sea Convention
Life of Type
Logistic Over the Shore (Operation)
Liquid Oxygen
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
Landing Point
Amphibious Transport Personnel
Landing platform(s), dock
Amphibious Transport Dock (United States Navy)
Assault Ship (Royal Navy)
Limit of Prudent Endurance (coastal command anti sub patrols)
Landing platform(s), helicopter
Commando Ship (Royal Navy)
Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) (United States Navy)
Landing Pontoon Vehicle
Long Range
Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians (of England)
Long Range Desert Group
Long Range Equipment Forecast
Long Range Maritime Patrol
Light Railway Officer
Light Railway Operating Company
Light Railway Operating Company
Long Range Penetration Group
Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol. Normally conducted by Ranger type units.
Light Reconnaissance Vehicle
Leading Seaman
Long Service
Landing Site
Landing ship(s), dock
Logistic Support Element
Logistic Support Force
Long Service Good Conduct Medal
Heavy Landing Ship
Landing Ship Headquarters
Landing ship(s), infantry
Landing Ship Logistic
Landing ship(s), medium
Long Service Medal
Landing Ship Medium
Line Sequence Number
Legal Staff Officer
Leading Seaman Signals
Landing ship(s), tank
Local standard time
Leading Steward
Landing ship(s), vehicle
Lieutenant
Light
Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Colonel (Rank above a Major)
Lieutenant General
Local Technical Committee
Leave and Transit Depot
Lieutenant General
Less Then Truckload
Light Trench Mortar (First World War)
Light Trench Mortar Battery (First World War)
Letter
Lubricate
Land use Concurrence
Line up Position
Lying up Position
Land use Request
Lutheran
Leave
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
Landing Vehicle, Tracked
Landing Vehicle, Tracked (known as "The Alligator")
Landing Vehicle, Tracked (known as "The Water Buffalo")
Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Armoured)
Landing Vehicle, Tracked (Has an armored turret carrying a 75mm howitzer)
Landing Vehicle, Tracked (An experimental type)
Landing Vehicle, Tracked (An armored cargo carrying amphibian with machine guns and a stern ramp)
Local Warning
Light Weight/Air Warning
Light Weight/ground Control Intercept
Land Warfare Centre
Leave without pay
Line of Weapon Release
Light weight torpedo(s)
Landing Zone