Lateral consonant
L-LIKE CONSONANT IN WHICH THE AIRSTREAM PROCEEDS ALONG THE SIDES OF THE TONGUE, BUT IT IS BLOCKED BY THE TONGUE FROM GOING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE MOUTH
Lateral approximant; Lateral approximant consonant; Lateral affricate; Voiceless lateral affricate; Lateral fricative; Obstruent lateral; Obstruent laterals; Lateral obstruent; Lateral sound; Voiceless lateral-plus-median alveolar fricative; Voiced lateral-plus-median alveolar fricative; Voiceless grooved lateral alveolar fricative; Voiced grooved lateral alveolar fricative; Rhotic lateral; Lateral consonants; Voiceless uvular lateral fricative; L sound
A lateral is a consonant in which the airstream proceeds along one or both of the sides of the tongue, but it is blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth. An example of a lateral consonant is the English L, as in Larry.