"slat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /slæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slat.wav Forms: slats [plural]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Old French esclat. Doublet of slate and éclat. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|esclat}} Old French esclat, {{doublet|en|slate|éclat}} Doublet of slate and éclat Head templates: {{en-noun}} slat (plural slats)
  1. A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic. Synonyms: billet, flitch, spline Translations (thin, narrow strip): летва (letva) [feminine] (Bulgarian), lamel (Dutch), säle (Finnish), palette [feminine] (French), lamelle [feminine] (French), listón [masculine] (Galician), lata [feminine] (Galician), lamela [feminine] (Galician), Leiste [feminine] (German), Streifen [masculine] (German), Lamelle [feminine] (German), redőnyléc (Hungarian), léc (Hungarian), zsalugáterléc (Hungarian), lap (Hungarian), barra [feminine] (Italian), stanga [feminine] (Italian), stecca [feminine] (Italian), porohanga (Maori), لاطه (lata) (Ottoman Turkish), пла́нка (plánka) [feminine] (Russian), пласти́нка (plastínka) [feminine] (Russian), lata (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-slat-en-noun-q~bDoYOV Disambiguation of 'thin, narrow strip': 77 0 0 23
  2. (aviation) 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. Categories (topical): Aviation Translations (aeronautical: moveable control surface at the leading edge of a wing): etureunasolakko (Finnish), solakko (Finnish), dispositif hypersustentateur [masculine] (French), bec à fente commandé [masculine] (French), Vorflügel [masculine] (German), ipersostentatore [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-slat-en-noun-b6AT4GmP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 58 17 1 4 2 9 3 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 7 46 12 1 7 4 14 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 64 8 1 5 4 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 24 7 1 3 2 4 4 10 1 4 8 1 23 2 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 30 8 1 2 2 2 3 14 1 2 11 1 18 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 4 44 14 2 5 10 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 39 22 2 5 7 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 42 13 2 8 7 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 49 12 2 5 7 15 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 41 16 1 7 7 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 4 44 14 2 5 8 16 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 56 12 2 5 5 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 48 10 1 8 5 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 57 13 2 5 5 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 4 44 14 2 5 8 16 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 8 36 16 1 7 12 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 51 14 2 6 5 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 4 45 13 2 5 8 17 8 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'aeronautical: moveable control surface at the leading edge of a wing': 3 93 4 0
  3. (skiing, slang) A ski. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Skiing
    Sense id: en-slat-en-noun-rAT6qiFu Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
  4. A thin piece of stone; a slate.
    Sense id: en-slat-en-noun-fBFE74le
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: slatback, slatless

Verb

IPA: /slæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slat.wav Forms: slats [present, singular, third-person], slatting [participle, present], slatted [participle, past], slatted [past]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Old French esclat. Doublet of slate and éclat. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|esclat}} Old French esclat, {{doublet|en|slate|éclat}} Doublet of slate and éclat Head templates: {{en-verb}} slat (third-person singular simple present slats, present participle slatting, simple past and past participle slatted)
  1. To construct or provide with slats. Translations (to construct with slats): tehdä säleikkö (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-slat-en-verb-BqdLDtlo Disambiguation of 'to construct with slats': 87 5 1 7
  2. To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.
    Sense id: en-slat-en-verb-omDjKY3L
  3. (British, dialectal) To split; to crack. Tags: British, dialectal
    Sense id: en-slat-en-verb-RLByxU78 Categories (other): British English
  4. To set on; to incite.
    Sense id: en-slat-en-verb-FwDYpYqs

Inflected forms

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          "text": "slats of a window blind",
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        "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."
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        [
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        "(aviation) 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."
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          "word": "bec à fente commandé"
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      "sense": "thin, narrow strip",
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      "sense": "thin, narrow strip",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to construct with slats",
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