slat 1
/slat/ , n. , v. , slatted, slatting .
n.
1. a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
2. Aeron. a control surface along the leading edge of a wing that can be extended forward to create a gap (slot) to improve airflow.
3. slats , Slang.
a. the ribs.
b. the buttocks.
c. ( cap. ) a nickname for a tall, slender man.
v.t.
4. to furnish or make with slats.
[ 1350-1400; ME sclat, slatt a slate esclat splinter, fragment; see ÉCLAT ]
slat 2
/slat/ , v. , slatted, slatting , n. Chiefly Brit. Dial.
v.t.
1. to throw or dash with force.
v.i.
2. to flap violently, as sails.
n.
3. a slap; a sharp blow.
[ 1815-25; sletta to splash, strike ]