n.
Function: noun
Date: 1576
1 : the act of slashing also : a long cut or stroke made by or as if by slashing
2 : an ornamental slit in a garment
3 a : an open tract in a forest strewn with debris (as from logging) b : the debris in such a tract
4 : a mark / used typically to denote "or" (as in and/or ), "and or" (as in straggler/deserter ), or "per" (as in feet/second ) ― called also diagonal slant solidus virgule