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slat

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slat1
a movable or fixed auxiliary aerofoil attached to the leading edge of an aircraft wing to increase lift, esp during landing and takeoff
slat2
Irish a spent salmon
slat [slat]
(aerospace engineering)
A movable auxiliary airfoil running along the leading edge of a wing, remaining against the leading edge in normal flight conditions, but lifting away from the wing to form a slot at certain angles of attack.
slat
A thin, narrow strip of wood or metal, as in a window blind.
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A moment later I heard the sail go up and slat in the wind as they drew in the sheet.
Tales of the Fish Patrol by London, Jack View in context
-- From some high land we hailed with jo the white summits of the Cordillera, as they were seen occasionally peeping through their dusky envelope of clouds During the few succeeding days we continued to get o slowly, for we found the river-course very tortuous, an strewed with immense fragments of various ancient slat rocks, and of granite.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Whenever the hauled-up mainsail started trying to slat and bang itself to pieces in its gear, Mr.
The Shadow Line by Conrad, Joseph View in context
 
 
 
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