slat
A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood, metal, or plasticA thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
» The jetty has some slats missing.
Auf dem Steg fehlen einige Latten.
Meaning
5 sensesA thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
slats of a window blind
Leiste, Streifen, Lamelle
пла́нкаplánka, пласти́нкаplastínka
a thin strip (wood or metal)
A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
Vorflügel
(slang)A ski.
A thin piece of stone; a slate.
A drop (of rain or water), a splash.
Examples
4 sentencesThe jetty has some slats missing.
deAuf dem Steg fehlen einige Latten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom's floor was made of many wooden slats.
She put the slat down on the bed frame.
Tom jumped on to the bed, and the slats broke with a crack.
deTom sprang aufs Bett – und krachend ging der Lattenrost zu Bruch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English slatte, sklatte, sklat, sclat, from Old French esclat (“piece broken oFrom Middle English slatte, sklatte, sklat, sclat, from Old French esclat (“piece broken or split off, shiver, splinter”), from Old French esclater (“to split, burst”), from Frankish *slaitijan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to rend, split”). Doublet of slate and éclat.
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