Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.

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  • initialism cooking Initialism of Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato. (Used for a sandwich with bacon, lettuce and tomato as the main ingredients.)

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  • noun sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce

Etymologies

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Shortening of bacon, lettuce and tomato.

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Examples

  • Americans need to learn that, while BLT is short for bacon lettuce and tomato, it is also short for Black Liberation Theology – and that is the POV to which Chicago's Trinity Church adheres, independent of who is in the pulpit.

    Time: No churchgoing Christmas for the first family 2009

  • Initial reports suggested that Haber would retain control of most of the existing restaurants and Tourondel would get to use the acronym "BLT" short for "Bistro Laurent Tourondel" for new restaurants.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Initial reports suggested that Haber would retain control of most of the existing restaurants and Tourondel would get to use the acronym "BLT" short for "Bistro Laurent Tourondel" for new restaurants.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • I once bought a BLT from a supermarket, and when I got it home there was neither B nor T inside.

    On sourdough toast. 2009

  • If you do have ties to Ayers and believe in BLT you better just keep lying to them.

    Obama: I have a problem courting seniors 2008

  • Mr. Tourondel will still run BLT Market in New York and most of the restaurants outside New York and keep the name BLT (Bistro Laurent Tourondel).

    NYT > Home Page By FLORENCE FABRICANT 2010

  • Clarion will ship in June a stereo Bluetooth kit called the BLT-370 at a street price of $119 that will work with any of its head units from a street price of $109 and above.

    TWICE - Digital Imaging News 2009

  • I don't think that a BLT is the easiest sandwich to eat.

    A Couple of Not So Green Salads Lindy 2007

  • I would add lettuce to make it a BLT, which is my favourite sandwich filling at them moment

    Bacon and Tomato Sandwiches Friday Food Porn Kalyn Denny 2006

  • Chef Laurent Tourondel has opened a burger shop on 6th Avenue called BLT Burger and has started his quest for burger greatness by experimenting with and mixing ratios of cuts of meat.

    Augieland: 2006

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  • March 2, 2011

  • In a roll!

    March 2, 2011

  • See BLT on a roll.

    March 2, 2011