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slat

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

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

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

slats of a window blind
Origin: From , sklatte, sklat, sclat, from , from , from , from .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(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.

To keep people out, the Nature Conservancy, which owns the cave, has blocked off the entrance with huge iron slats.
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  • “These are the cold lifeless slat for eyes of a man plastered on drugs. drugs drugs drugs”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(skiing, slang) A ski.

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