Crossword answer · 3 letters
LAX definition and meaning
el ay eks · adjective; airport code
LAX
What does LAX mean?
Lax means insufficiently strict, careful, or firm. LAX is also the airport code for Los Angeles International Airport.
What does LAX mean in a crossword?
LAX answers the reviewed clue “Busiest airport on the West Coast, familiarly.” Familiarly invites the widely used short identifier for the airport.
Why is LAX useful to learn?
“Lax supervision” concerns looseness of control; an airport-code clue asks for three identifying letters rather than an adjective.
Common clue patterns
- Not strict enough
- Careless in enforcement
- Los Angeles airport code
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
The adjective is normally spoken as one syllable. The airport code is commonly read letter by letter. Capitalization alone can be misleading at the start of a clue.