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slat

1

[ slat ]

noun

  1. a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
  2. Aeronautics. a control surface along the leading edge of a wing that can be extended forward to create a gap slot to improve airflow.
  3. slats, Slang.
    1. the ribs.
    2. Slats, a nickname for a tall, slender man.


verb (used with object)

, slat·ted, slat·ting.
  1. to furnish or make with slats

slat

2

[ slat ]

verb (used with object)

, slat·ted, slat·ting.
  1. to throw or dash with force.

verb (used without object)

, slat·ted, slat·ting.
  1. to flap violently, as sails.

noun

  1. a slap; a sharp blow.

slat

1

/ slæt /

verb

  1. tr to throw violently; fling carelessly
  2. intr to flap violently
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noun

  1. a sudden blow
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slat

2

/ slæt /

noun

  1. a spent salmon
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slat

3

/ slæt /

noun

  1. a narrow thin strip of wood or metal, as used in a Venetian blind, etc
  2. a movable or fixed auxiliary aerofoil attached to the leading edge of an aircraft wing to increase lift, esp during landing and takeoff
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verb

  1. tr to provide with slats
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slat1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sclat, slat(te “a roofing tile, slate,” from Middle French esclat “splinter, chip”; éclat

Origin of slat2

First recorded in 1200–50; of obscure origin; possibly from Old Norse sletta “to slap, splash”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slat1

C13: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse, Icelandic sletta to slap

Origin of slat2

C19: of uncertain origin

Origin of slat3

C14: from Old French esclat splinter, from esclater to shatter
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Example Sentences

It sports functional mission-style side slats for good ventilation, and the locking gate keeps your pet cozy and secure overnight or while you’re out.

The bent wood leaves no corner seams, with the top and bottom pieces held together by a wood slat on the crate’s interior.

Then she started back for the caves taking the slat of wood with her as a trophy.

Kane peered through the broken slat and with a very grim expression drew back for the others.

Originally determined by the slat of wood which strengthened the wall-plate at the point of its perforation by the trunnels.

I put forth my strength, and a great slat several hundredweight fell into the sea with sullen splash.

A small hole in the slat and a string tied to latch and run through a hole in the door furnished the means of raising the latch.

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