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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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