slat

Etymology

Old French esclat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slæt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

slat (plural slats)

1. A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath) or metal.

   slats of a window blind

2. (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.

Verb

slat (third-person singular simple present slats, present participle slatting, simple past and past participle slatted)

1. To construct or provide with slats.
2. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
   • Marston

     "How did you kill him?" "Slatted his brains out."

3. (Britain, dialect) To split; to crack.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

4. To set on; to incite.

Anagrams

• Alts, SALT, Salt, alts, last, lats, salt

Etymology

From Middle Irish slat, from Proto-Celtic *slattā (“stalk, staff”). Cognate with Welsh llath.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠl̪ˠat̪ˠ/

Noun

slat f (genitive singular slaite, nominative plural slata or slatacha)

1. rod, slender stick
2. cane, switch
3. wand
4. slender bar, rod
5. rail
6. sapling, slip, scion
7. (anatomy) penis
8. (measurement) yard
9. (in the plural) outskirts

Mutation

Verb

slāt

1. first-person and third-person singular preterite of slītan

Noun

slat f (genitive singular slait or slaite, plural slatan)

1. stick, rod, twig, switch, wand
2. yard (unit of length)
3. (vulgar, slang, anatomy) penis