slot
1a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
a place or position, as in a sequence or series: The program received a new time slot on the broadcasting schedule.
Linguistics. (especially in tagmemics) a position having a specific grammatical function within a construction into which any one of a set of morphemes or morpheme sequences can be fit.: Compare filler (def. 9).
an assignment or job opening; position: I applied for the slot in management training.
Journalism.
the interior opening in a copy desk, occupied by the chief copy editor.
the job or position of chief copy editor: He had the slot at the Gazette for 20 years.: Compare rim (def. 7).
an allocated, scheduled time and place for an aircraft to take off or land, as authorized by an airport or air-traffic authority: 40 more slots for the new airline at U.S. airports.
Informal. slot machine (def. 1).
Aeronautics. See under slat1 (def. 2).
Ornithology. a narrow notch or other similar opening between the tips of the primaries of certain birds, which during flight helps to maintain a smooth flow of air over the wings.
Ice Hockey. an unmarked area near the front of an opponent's goal that affords a vantage for an attacking player.
Computers. expansion slot.
to provide with a slot or slots; make a slot in.
to place or fit into a slot: We've slotted his appointment for four o'clock.
to fit or be placed in a slot.
Origin of slot
1Other words from slot
- un·slot·ted, adjective
Other definitions for slot (2 of 2)
the track or trail of a deer or other animal, as shown by the marks of the feet.
a track, trace, or trail of something.
Origin of slot
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British Dictionary definitions for slot (1 of 2)
/ (slɒt) /
an elongated aperture or groove, such as one in a vending machine for inserting a coin
an air passage in an aerofoil to direct air from the lower to the upper surface, esp the gap formed behind a slat
a vertical opening between the leech of a foresail and a mast or the luff of another sail through which air spills from one against the other to impart forward motion
informal a place in a series or scheme
(tr) to furnish with a slot or slots
(usually foll by in or into) to fit or adjust in a slot
informal to situate or be situated in a series or scheme
Origin of slot
1Derived forms of slot
- slotter, noun
British Dictionary definitions for slot (2 of 2)
/ (slɒt) /
the trail of an animal, esp a deer
Origin of slot
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