Recreation terms starting with L

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La Grande this is the French term for the nine dealt in a natural.
La partage roulette rule similar to the en prison rule, only in this case the player loses half the bet and does not have the option of leaving the bet en prison for…
La partage rule Mainly applicable in European roulette games. It has the same idea as the en prison rule except that the player is not given the option to keep the bet in…
La Petite this is the French term for the eight dealt in a natural.
LaBouchere Betting System A type of Cancellation Betting System where numbers are cancelled out from a user-defined string of numbers after a win and added to the string after a…
LACE this is where cards a re placed at random into a stack of cards one at a time.
Ladderman The employee of the casino that oversees the Baccarat table.
Lag Refers to slow game response times. The cause can be graphical based (weak graphics card), internet based (ping), system based (lack of memory, virtual…
lake bed, lake-bed The bottom of a lake.
lake zones Designation that includes four categories: shallow water, open water, deep water and basin.
Lapped traffic Cars that have completed at least one full lap less than the race leader.
Largemouth bass Common name for Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede), also called "trout," "green trout," "bass," and other names.
larva Refers to the subsurface stage of development of an aquatic insect.
Las Vegas strip rules The rules most commonly used on the Las Vegas strip, as opposed to Downtown Las Vegas.
Late Surrender An optional rule where the player can surrender after seeing the dealer's hole card.
Lateral line A system of sense organs in fish: a series of pores or canals running along a line on each side of the body and on the head; detects pressure changes…
Layout The design imprinted on the felt table top with the various bets that can be made.
Layout Strategies Betting systems and strategies that try to overcome the house edge simply by placing different types of bets, without trying to determine if the wheel or…
Le Grande The best hand in Baccarat, a 9. See Natural
Lead lap The lap that the race leader is currently on.
leadhead, lead-head A term for a jig where lead is molder to the hook shaft.
ledge A severe drop-off. Commonly found in Arizona's deep canyon lakes, such as Canyon Lake, Lake Powell, Lake Mead, Blue Ridge Reservoir and Chevelon Lake.
Lees Ferry The popular 16-mile stretch of tail-water fishery along the Colorado River tucked between the Glen Canyon Dam and the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona.
Lentic Still water systems such as lakes and reservoirs.
Level The number of values used in a card counting system. A level one counting system only uses +1 and -1, but a level two system would use +1, +2, -1 and -2…
LFG Looking for a group.
LFM Looking for more.
Life vest Personal floatation devices (PFD) to be worn while boating to keep person afloat if overboard.
Light Cahill A dry fly pattern.
light intensity The amount of light that can be measured at certain depths of water; the great the intensity, the farther down the light will project.
limit-out To catch the daily limit legally allowed for a species of fish.
Limiting factor A biological limitation to a self-sustaining population.
line See Groove
Line Bet A wager that one of six numbers (two rows of three numbers separated by a line on the layout) will win.
line guides The eyelets or rings on a rod through which fishing line is passed.
Link Dead (LD) A player who has actually lost connection to the game server, but his character is still in the game and has not timed out yet.
lipless crankbaits Artificial baits designed to resemble a swimming baitfish. Such baits typically vibrate or wobble during the retrieve; some have built-in rattles.
lipping A method of landing fish, especially bass, by placing a thumb into its mouth to bend the lip down slightly, temporarily paralyzing the fish to get it into…
live baitfish Means any species of live fish designated by Arizona Game and Fish Commission order as lawful for use in taking aquatic organisms.
Live Blind A forced bet put in by one or more players before any cards are dealt. The "live" means those players still have the option of raising when the action…
livebox A box or container to designed to keep bait or caught fish alive.
livewell Compartment in a boat designed to hold water and keep fish alive. Typically have some device for re-circulating water.
Loading Weight at a given tire position on a car due to aerodynamics, vehicle weight and lateral G-forces in a turn.
log When you log off; disconnect from the game.
LOL Lots of Laugh or Laughing Out Loud. This abbreviation indicates something is really funny. It's pretty cliche nowadays though.
LOM Low on Mana.
Long End of the Bet The side of the bet that must pay off more than it collects.
Long Run The extended amount of time during any given session (or through multiple sessions) when number frequency starts to asymptotically approach that which is…
long-lining Another term for trolling a bait or lure a long distance behind a boat.
Loose an undesirable condition of the race car. This is when the car's set up causes the back end of the car to overtake the front end while entering or exiting…
Loose stuff Debris such as sand, pebbles or small pieces of rubber that tend to collect on a track's apron or near the outside wall during a race.
loose-action plug A lure with wide, slow movements from side to side. Can be the lure of choice when fish are sluggish in colder water, such as during winter or early…
LOOT To take the treasure from a monster that has been killed or from a chest.
LOS Line of Sight
Loss bet/Fade A bet in opposition to the bank.
Lotic Moving water systems such as streams and rivers.
Low Bet A wager that one of the low numbers (1-18) will win the next spin.
Low Hand this is another name for Hand in Front or two card hand.
Low Roller A person who bets small stakes.
Lug nuts Large nuts applied with a high-pressure air wrench to wheel during a pit stop to secure the tires in place.
Luminar or LuminAR Illuminated roulette table made by John Huxley, suppliers of casino equipment. The LuminAR roulette table is eye-catching by illuminating the winning…
lunker A slang term for a very large fish: can also be called a hawg.
Lure Any artificial bait used to attract and catch fish.
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