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slat
English
Etymology
Old French esclat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slæt/
- Rhymes: -æt
Noun
slat (plural slats)
- A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath) or metal.
- slats of a window blind
- (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.
- 2005, Richard V. Shriver, Gold to Refine (page 31)
- 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.
- 2005, Richard V. Shriver, Gold to Refine (page 31)
- A thin piece of stone; a slate.
Derived terms
- slatback
- slatless
Translations
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.
- 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent
- "How did you kill him?" "Slatted his brains out."
- 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent
- (Britain, dialect) To split; to crack.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
- To set on; to incite.
Translations
Anagrams
- Alts, LTAs, SALT, Salt, TLAs, alts, last, lats, salt
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish slat, from Proto-Celtic *slatt? (“stalk, staff”). Cognate with Welsh llath.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?l??at??/
Noun
slat f (genitive singular slaite, nominative plural slata or slatacha)
- rod, slender stick
- Synonyms: bata, maide
- cane, switch
- Synonym: cána
- wand
- slender bar, rod
- rail
- sapling, slip, scion
- (anatomy) penis
- Synonym: bod
- (measurement) yard
- Synonym: cleith
- (in the plural) outskirts
Declension
Alternative strong plural form: slatacha
Derived terms
Mutation
Old English
Verb
sl?t
- first/third-person singular preterite of sl?tan
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
slat f (genitive singular slait or slaite, plural slatan)
- stick, rod, twig, switch, wand
- yard (unit of length)
- (vulgar, slang, anatomy) penis
Derived terms
See also
- mìle (“mile”)
- òirleach (“inch”)
- troigh (“foot”)
Mutation
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wlat
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