slat
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slat
- /slæt/
Rhymes with -æt
Where it comes from
From Middle English slatte, sklatte, sklat, sclat, from Old French esclat (“piece broken or split off, shiver, splinter”), from Old French esclater (“to split, burst”), from Frankish *slaitijan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to rend, split”). Doublet of slate and éclat.
noun slats
- A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic. slats of a window blind
- A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
- A ski. I never got down that hill without losing at least one of my skis! Clarence didn't lose his slats. The straps went over his boots and held them in place. If he fell, he risked breaking a foot or leg, but the slats stayed on.
- A thin piece of stone; a slate.
- A drop (of rain or water), a splash. […] slats of rain broke upon the surface.
verb slats · slatting · slatted
- To construct or provide with slats.
- To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently. Men[dozo]. How did you kill him? / Mal[evole]. Slatted his braines out, then ſowſt him in the brinie ſea. / Men. Braind him and drownd him too?
- To throw (something, especially water or liquid) down; to slam or splash (something) down. […] a nudge o' kissing-crust After thy leeky broth: I've warmed thy porridge on tha trivet, Jimmy, zay prayers avore 'e have it, And doant 'e slat tha clath.
- To fall; to beat (against something). […] sending solid grey water slatting against her wheelhouse windows.
- To split; to crack. Both head-peeces and habergeons were slat and dashed a peeces.
- To set on; to incite.
Translations
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noun thin, narrow strip
| Français | palette, lamelle |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Leiste, Streifen, Lamelle |
| Italiano | barra, stanga, stecca |
| Русский | пла́нка plánka, пласти́нка plastínka |
noun aeronautical: moveable control surface at the leading edge of a wing
| Français | dispositif hypersustentateur, bec à fente commandé |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Vorflügel |
| Italiano | ipersostentatore |
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title = {slat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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