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slat
(slăt)n.
1. A narrow strip of metal or wood, as in a Venetian blind.
2. A movable auxiliary airfoil running along the leading edge of the wing of an airplane.
3. slats Slang The ribs.
tr.v. slat·ted, slat·ting, slats
To provide or make with slats: slatting the back of a chair.
[Middle English sclat, from Old French esclat, splinter, probably of Germanic origin.]
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slat
(slæt)n
1. (Building) a narrow thin strip of wood or metal, as used in a Venetian blind, etc
2. (Aeronautics) a movable or fixed auxiliary aerofoil attached to the leading edge of an aircraft wing to increase lift, esp during landing and takeoff
vb, slats, slatting or slatted
(Building) (tr) to provide with slats
[C14: from Old French esclat splinter, from esclater to shatter]
slat
(slæt)vb, slats, slatting or slatted
1. (tr) to throw violently; fling carelessly
2. (intr) to flap violently
n
a sudden blow
[C13: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse, Icelandic sletta to slap]
slat
(slæt)n
(Zoology) Irish a spent salmon
[C19: of uncertain origin]
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slat
(slæt)n., v. slat•ted, slat•ting. n.
1. a long, narrow strip of wood, metal, or the like used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
2. slats, Slang.
v.t. a. the ribs.
b. the buttocks.
3. to furnish or make with slats.
[1350–1400; Middle English sclat, slatt a slate < Middle French esclat splinter, fragment; see éclat]
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slat
Past participle: slatted
Gerund: slatting
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Noun | 1. | ![]() lath - a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework louver, louvre, fin - one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain splat - a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair strip - thin piece of wood or metal Venetian blind - a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when closed |
Verb | 1. | slat - equip or bar with slats; "Slat the windows" |
2. | slat - close the slats of (windows) |
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slat
(slӕt) nounˈslatted adjective having, or made with, slats. a slatted door. a tablas
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