noun
slat
Slat (noun) means a narrow, thin strip or bar made of wood (a lath), metal, or plastic.
noun
1
A narrow, thin strip or bar made of wood (a lath), metal, or plastic.
"To keep people out, the Nature Conservancy, which owns the cave, has blocked off the entrance with huge iron slats."
— Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (2014)
2
A moving part at the front edge of an aircraft wing that opens a gap to help control airflow and allow slower, safer flight.
3
A flat, thin piece of stone.
4
(dialect) A single drop or splash of rain or water.
"A slat of rain drove into his face. It was pitch dark but the sea was calmer and the bucking of the ship had lessened."
— , Collier's (1937)
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Etymology
This word came 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”). It is a doublet of slate and éclat.
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batten
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What is the meaning of slat?
"slat" (noun) means a narrow, thin strip or bar made of wood (a lath), metal, or plastic.
What is another word for slat?
Other words for "slat" include spline, batten.
What are the different meanings of slat?
"slat" has 3 main meanings: 1. A narrow, thin strip or bar made of wood (a lath), metal, or plastic; 2. A moving part at the front edge of an aircraft wing that opens a gap to help control airflow and allow slower, safer flight; 3. A flat, thin piece of stone.
