SLAT

slat, spline

(noun) a thin strip (wood or metal)

slat

(verb) close the slats of (windows)

slat

(verb) equip or bar with slats; “Slat the windows”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slat (plural slats)

A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath) or metal.

(aeronautical) A movable control surface at the leading edge of a wing that when moved, changes the chord line of the airfoil, affecting the angle of attack. Employed in conjunction with flaps to allow for a lower stall speed in the landing attitude, facilitating slow flight.

(skiing, slang) A ski.

A thin piece of stone; a slate.

Verb

slat (third-person singular simple present slats, present participle slatting, simple past and past participle slatted)

To construct or provide with slats.

To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.

(UK, dialect) To split; to crack.

To set on; to incite.

Anagrams

• Alts, LTAs, SALT, Salt, TLAs, alts, last, lats, salt

Source: Wiktionary


Slat, n. Etym: [CF. Slot a bar.]

Definition: A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.

Slat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slatting.] Etym: [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.]

1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] How did you kill him Slat[t]ed his brains out. Marston.

2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

3. To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 December 2024

CHATTEL

(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)


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