different between slat vs slatless

English

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.
3. (skiing, slang) A ski.
   • 2005, Richard V. Shriver, Gold to Refine (page 31)

     I never got down that hill without losing at least one of my skis! Clarence didn't lose his slats. The straps went over his boots and held them in place. If he fell, he risked breaking a foot or leg, but the slats stayed on.

4. A thin piece of stone; a slate.

Derived terms

• slatback
• slatless

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.
   • 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent

     "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

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

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?l??at??/

Noun

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

1. rod, slender stick

   Synonyms: bata, maide

2. cane, switch

   Synonym: cána

3. wand
4. slender bar, rod
5. rail
6. sapling, slip, scion
7. (anatomy) penis

   Synonym: bod

8. (measurement) yard

   Synonym: cleith

9. (in the plural) outskirts

Declension

Alternative strong plural form: slatacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Old English

Verb

sl?t

1. first/third-person singular preterite of sl?tan

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) penis

Derived terms

See also

• mìle (“mile”)
• òirleach (“inch”)
• troigh (“foot”)

Mutation

English

Etymology

slat +? -less

Adjective

slatless (not comparable)

1. Without slats.

Anagrams

• saltless, tassells