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USAGE When they mean 'sensible' logical and reasonable can often be used in the same way: it's a logical/ reasonable thing to do. Logical (but not reasonable) is used of careful thinking which follows the exact rules of logic: Mathematics requires logical thinking. | She has a logical mind. Compare a reasonable person (=sensible, willing to listen to others) and a logical person/thinker (=someone whose thinking follows a clear method).
lo-gic-ally /'lɒdʒɪkli||'lɑː-/ adv 1 in a logical way: Think logically. 2 according to what is reasonable or logical: Logically, one should become wiser with experience, but some people never do!
lo-gi-cian /lə'dʒɪʃən||loʊ-/ n a person who studies or is skilled in logic
lo-gis-tics /lə'dʒɪstɪks||loʊ-/ n 1 [P(Ø)] the planning and organization that is needed to carry out any large and difficult operation: The logistics of supplying food to all the famine areas were very complex. 2 [U] the study or skill of moving soldiers, supplying them with food etc —tic adj —tically /kli/ adv
log-jam /'lɒgdʒæm||'lɔːg-, 'lɑːg-/ n 1 a tightly packed mass of floating logs on a river 2 especially AmE a difficulty that prevents one from continuing; IMPASSE
lo-go /'ləʊgə/ n pl. -gos a small pattern or picture that is the sign of a particular organization: The Longman logo, a small sailing ship, is on the cover of this book.
LOGO /'ləʊgəʊ/ n [U] an easy computer language that is often used in schools
log-roll-ing /'lɒgˌrəʊlɪŋ||'lɔːg-, 'lɑːg-/ n [U] AmE infml 1 the practice of giving praise or help to someone's work in return for receiving the same 2 the practice in the US Congress of helping one member pass a bill in return for receiving the same help at a later time 3 the sport in which two people stand on and roll a log floating on water, each trying to make the other fall off
lo-gy /'ləʊdʒi||'loʊ-, 'lɑː-/ adj [F] AmE infml of or being a dull heavy feeling that produces a lack of activity: I'm feeling rather logy after all that eating and drinking last night.
loin /lɔɪn/ n [C;U] (a piece of) meat from the lower part of an animal's back → see also LOINS, SIRLOIN
loin-cloth /'lɔɪnklɒθ||-klɔːθ/ n pl. -cloths /klɒθs||klɔːðz, klɔːθs/ a loose covering for the loins, usually for men, worn in hot countries especially by poor people
loins /lɔɪnz/ n [P] 1 a) the lower part of the body below the waist and above the legs on both sides b) euph the area of the body around the sexual organs 2 the fruit of his loins bibl his children → see also gird up one's loins (GIRD)
Loire, the /lwɑːr/ a river in central France which is famous for the many beautiful castles called châteaux (CHÂTEAU) along its banks and for the wine which is made in the area
loi-ter /'lɔɪtə/ v [I] 1 to stand or wait somewhere, especially in a public place, without any clear reason: The men were loitering near the bank suspiciously. | (especially AmE) The sign said 'No loitering.' 2 to move slowly or keep stopping when one should be going forward: Stop loitering or the other people will get there first. —er n
Lo-ki /'ləʊki/ in Norse MYTHOLOGY, the god of evil and destruction
Lo-li-ta /lə'liːtə/ n 1 a character in the novel Lolita (1955) by Vladimir NABOKOV. It is the story of a MIDDLE-AGED man who has very strong sexual feelings for a young girl. 2 a girl who is too young to have sex legally, but who behaves in a sexually attractive way → see also NYMPHET
loll /lɒl||lɑːl/ v 1 [+adv/prep] to be in a lazy loose position: She was lolling in a chair, with her arms hanging over the sides. 2 [I;T] to (allow to) hang down loosely; DROOP: The dog's tongue lolled out.
lol-li-pop || also lollypop AmE /'lɒlɪpɒp||'lɑːlɪpɑːp/ n 1 also sucker AmE — a hard sweet made of boiled sugar and fixed on a stick, which is eaten by licking (LICK) 2 especially BrE frozen juice, ice cream etc on a stick
lollipop lady
'lollipop ,man, 'lollipop ,woman, 'lollipop ,lady fem. — n BrE a person whose job is to stop traffic (so that school children can cross) by turning towards the cars a stick with a sign on top showing that they should stop
lol-lop /'lɒləp||'lɑː-/ v [+adv/prep] infml to move with long ungraceful steps: He fired a warning shot and the elephant lolloped off.
lol-ly /'lɒli||'lɑːli/ n BrE 1 [C] infml a lollipop: an ice lolly 2 [U] slang money
Lom-bar-di, Vince /lɒm'bɑːdi||ləm'bɑːr-, vɪns/ (1913–70) a US football COACH (=trainer) whose team won the first two Super Bowls in 1967 and 1968
Lom-bard Street /'lɒmbəd striːt||'læmbərd-/ a street in the CITY of London, where there are many banks and financial institutions
Lon-don /'lʌndən/ the capital city of the UK, in southeast England on the River Thames, which is also an important port and centre for tourists. Population: 7,172,091 (2001). London is the centre of the British government, and the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street (the home of the Prime Minister), Buckingham Palace (the home of the Queen), and Whitehall (the main government offices) are all in the south-western part of central London. London is also one of the world's main financial centres, and the London Stock Exchange and the Bank of England are in the CITY, the main business area in the eastern part of central London. Most of the well-known shops, hotels, theatres, cinemas etc are in the WEST END, the western part of central London, and the EAST END was known in the past as a mainly WORKING-CLASS area where the local people are called 'Cockneys'. London is also known for its many parks, including Hyde Park and Regent's Park, its many MUSEUMS, and its system of public TRANSPORT, which includes red buses, black taxis, and an underground railway called the 'Tube'. London was originally established by the Romans, as Londinium, in the 1st century AD, and became the capital of England in the 11th century. —Londoner n → see map on page A4
London, Jack (1876–1916) a US writer of adventure novels, best known for The Call of the Wild and White Fang
,London As'sembly, the a group of elected politicians in charge of the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. The group has the power to check what the authority and the mayor are doing and it can change BUDGETS.
,London ,Bankers' 'Clearing House, the in the UK, an organization owned by the large banks which deals with all the payments made every day using cheques, SWITCH etc, in order to find out how much each bank owes the other banks or is owed by them
,London 'Blitz, the → see BLITZ
,London 'Bridge a bridge over the River Thames in London, famous because of a NURSERY RHYME (=an old song or poem for children) called London Bridge is Falling Down. In 1965, it was sold and taken to the US state of Arizona, where many tourists go to see it, and a new bridge over the Thames was built to replace it. Some people make the mistake of confusing London Bridge with TOWER BRIDGE, which often appears in pictures of London.
,London ,Central 'Mosque, the a large MOSQUE (=building in which Muslims worship) in REGENT'S PARK in London
,London ,City 'Airport the smallest of the four international airports serving London, in the Docklands area of east London, from which fairly small planes fly to many cities in Europe. The other London airports are Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted.
London Col-i-se-um, the /ˌlʌndən kɒlɪ'siːəm||-kəː-/ a large theatre in London, where the ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA is based
Lon-don-der-ry /'lʌndəndəri/ the second largest city in