Definitions for slatslæt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
slatslæt(n.; v.)slat•ted, slat•ting.
(n.)a long, narrow strip of wood, metal, or the like used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
slats, Slang. the ribs. the buttocks.
(v.t.)to furnish or make with slats.
Origin of slat:
1350–1400; ME sclat, slatt a slate < MF esclat splinter, fragment; see éclat
Princeton's WordNet
slat, spline(verb)
a thin strip (wood or metal)
slat(verb)
equip or bar with slats
"Slat the windows"
slat(verb)
close the slats of (windows)
Wiktionary
slat(Noun)
A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal.
slats of a window blind
slat(Noun)
(aeronautical) A moveable 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.
slat(Verb)
To construct or provide with slats.
Webster Dictionary
Slat(noun)
a thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind
Slat(verb)
to slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently
Slat(verb)
to split; to crack
Slat(verb)
to set on; to incite. See 3d Slate
Translations for slat
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
slat(noun)
a thin strip of wood, metal etc.
- latAfrikaans
- شَريحَةٌ من الخَشَب أو المَعْدَنArabic
- летваBulgarian
- ripaPortuguese (BR)
- lišta, lamelaCzech
- die LeisteGerman
- listeDanish
- λωρίδα, πηχάκιGreek
- tablilla, listónSpanish
- liist(ak)Estonian
- باريكه چوبFarsi
- säleFinnish
- lame(lle)French
- פַּס דַקHebrew
- लकड़ी की पट्टीHindi
- tanka (drvena ili kovinska) letvica, rebrenicaCroatian
- lécHungarian
- kepingan tipisIndonesian
- renningur, ræmaIcelandic
- assicella, steccaItalian
- 板Japanese
- 얇은 널빤지Korean
- malksna, lentelė, lotaLithuanian
- līstīte; latiņaLatvian
- kepingan nipisMalay
- latDutch
- sprinkel, sprosseNorwegian
- listwaPolish
- باريكه چوبPersian
- نرۍ ميله چې پردې پرې ځړول كيږيPashto
- ripaPortuguese
- şipcă, stinghieRomanian
- планка, перекладинаRussian
- lišta, lamelaSlovak
- letvicaSlovenian
- tanka traka drvetaSerbian
- spjäla, lamellSwedish
- แผ่นไม้ หรือแผ่นโลหะบาง ๆThai
- çıta, tirizTurkish
- 細長條(鐵或木頭)Chinese (Trad.)
- поперечка, планкаUkrainian
- پتلی لمبی پٹی کی دھاتUrdu
- thanh, mỏngVietnamese
- (木、金属）狭板、板条Chinese (Simp.)
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