English

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.

Translations

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.

Translations

Anagrams

• last
• lats
• salt

Irish

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)

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

Declension

Synonyms

• (cane): cána
• (stick): bata, maide
• (****): bod
• (yard): cleith

Derived terms

• slata Napier

Mutation

Old English

Verb

slāt

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

Scottish Gaelic

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) ****

Derived terms

• iadh-shlat
• slat-tomhais

See also

• mìle - mile
• òirleach - inch
• troigh - foot