Lug 3510670 225114657 2008-07-11T23:10:56Z DireWolf 764100 /* Acronyms */ '''Lug''' or '''LUG''' can refer to: ==Places== * [[Lug (Beočin)]], a village in Serbia * [[Lug, Germany]], a municipality in Germany * [[Lug (Tomislavgrad)]], a Croatian village in [[Herzegovina]]. ==Mythology== * [[Lugus]], a god worshipped across the Celtic speaking world in antiquity. * In [[Irish mythology]], [[Lugh|Lug]] (in later spellings ''Lugh'') was an ancient [[deity|god]]. ==Acronyms== * [[Linux User Group]] * [[Lesbian until graduation]] * [[Lock Up Garage]] * [[LEGO]] Users Group * '''LUG''' is the [[IATA]] code for [[Lugano Airport]] ==Technical terms== * A lug sail is a four sided sail bent to a yard which is slung at about a third of its length from forward. It gives its name to the sailing craft [[lugger]]. * A [[Lug (bicycle part)|lug]] is a [[List of bicycle parts|part of a bicycle]]. * A '''lug''' is a part of [[drum]] used in conjunction with tension rods and counter hoops to tension the drum head in relation to the shell. * [[Lug (knob)|Lug]] handles are a kind of flattened knob attached to the side of pottery. Lugs may have small perforations to take a cord. They are sometimes found on prehistoric ceramics such as [[Hembury]] ware, [[claw beaker]]s, and [[boar spear]]s. * A '''lug''' is an architectural feature used from the [[Middle Ages]] to at least the 17th century to allow listening from remote areas of a building. * A [[lug (electrical connector)]] is a bolt on an enclosure tied to an electric potential within the enclosure, supporting the connection of a cable. * A '''lug''' is a box or basket for vegetables or fruit, with a capacity of 28 to 40 pounds. * A [[Lug (unit)|lug]] is a unit of measure for linear distance equal to a [[Rod (unit)|Rod]] or {{Fraction|1|320}} of a [[statute mile]] (old English).[http://home.hetnet.nl/mr_1/81/jhm.bonten/tables/anglosaxon/napolangsax.html][http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictL.html] * '''Lugging''' an [[internal combustion engine]] is to run it at overly low [[RPM]]'s for the load being applied to it - potentially damaging the engine in the process. ==Other meanings== * A '''lug''' is a deliberately unkind remark.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} * '''Lug''' is an alternative [[English language|English]] word for [[ear]]. * '''Lug''' is an alternative [[English language|English]] verb meaning "To Carry". * '''Lug''' a large person, who works various labour jobs and drinks a lot of beer. {{Fact|date=February 2008}} * '''Lug''' or '''Ear Lugs''' are the top corners of the front page of a newspaper, on either side of the Header. See: http://www.trentu.ca/org/trentradio/spon/spn_jarg.htm * '''Lug''' is a nickname for Elizabeth Barchi. {{disambig}} [[de:Lug]] [[fr:Lug]] [[nl:Lug]] [[ja:ルー]] [[sr:Луг (вишезначна одредница)]]