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slat
1[ slat ]
noun
- 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.
- Aeronautics. a control surface along the leading edge of a wing that can be extended forward to create a gap slot to improve airflow.
- slats, Slang.
verb (used with object)
, slat·ted, slat·ting.
- to furnish or make with slats
slat
2[ slat ]
verb (used with object)
, slat·ted, slat·ting.
- to throw or dash with force.
verb (used without object)
, slat·ted, slat·ting.
- to flap violently, as sails.
noun
- a slap; a sharp blow.
slat
1/ slæt /
verb
- tr to throw violently; fling carelessly
- intr to flap violently
noun
- a sudden blow
slat
2/ slæt /
noun
- a spent salmon
slat
3/ slæt /
noun
- a narrow thin strip of wood or metal, as used in a Venetian blind, etc
- a movable or fixed auxiliary aerofoil attached to the leading edge of an aircraft wing to increase lift, esp during landing and takeoff
verb
- 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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