Lac

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Lac may refer to:

Places

Africa

America

  • Rivière du Lac, a tributary of the Montmorency River, in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada

Europe

Elsewhere

Other uses

  • Lac (resin), a resinous substance produced by insects
    • Shellac, the processed form of this resin
  • Lac, French for lake (body of water)
  • lác, an element in Anglo-Saxon names meaning "fight, play"
  • Lac, a character in Arthurian romance, father of Erec
  • LAC, the ICAO operator designator for Lockheed Corporation (Lockheed Aircraft Corporation), United States
  • L.Ac., Licensed Acupuncturist, see Regulation of acupuncture
  • Lac operon, abbreviated Lac, operon controlling the metabolism of lactose in bacteria such as E. coli
  • Lac Viet, the ancient people of northern Vietnam, also called Lạc in Vietnamese and Luòyuè in Chinese
  • Lakh, or Lac, a unit in the South Asian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000)
  • An abbreviation for the Los Angeles Chargers, a professional football team
  • An abbreviation for the Los Angeles Clippers, a professional basketball team
  • Leading aircraftman, a rank in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth air forces

See also