Explore Slat through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like spline or strip. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Slat in a sentence
Related words
Slat meaning
- A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
- 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.
- A ski.
Using Slat
- The main meaning on this page is: A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic. | 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. | A ski.
- Useful related words include: spline, strip, supply, provide.
- In the example corpus, slat often appears in combinations such as: boyan slat, slat armor, and slat.
Context around Slat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slat
- In this selection, "slat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, boyan, shutter, taken, armor, says and track stand out and add context to how "slat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a shutter slat and a steel slat barrier instead. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slat" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It has been in place since the end of October, Slat said. (12 words)
Scott says, “For bed frames with slats, we recommend each slat is 3 inches apart. (15 words)
Sometimes a long diagonal slat or two are also implemented to prevent the door from skewing. (16 words)
George Leonard, chief scientist of the Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, said he’s skeptical Slat can achieve that goal because even if plastic trash can be taken out of the ocean, a lot more is pouring in each year. (42 words)
The left-hand MFD is the primary flight display (PFD), typically showing radar and moving-maps; the right-hand MFD is the system display (SD), presenting information about the engine, landing gear, slat and flap settings, and fuel and weapons status. (41 words)
The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch organization started by a young entrepreneur named Boyan Slat, wants to launch a somewhat controversial effort to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and has conducted research about the scale of the problem. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
He then approached the building, reached into a broken window, and took a piece of a shutter slat.
Maks's attention to detail even extended to wrapping bananas in the fruit bowl, each kitchen knife and every slat on the dining room chairs.
Despite the steps that still need to be taken, Slat says he's optimistic about getting the patch cleaned up.
Scott says, “For bed frames with slats, we recommend each slat is 3 inches apart.
Boeing said it reached out to airlines that fly 737 planes, advising them to inspect their slat track assemblies on Max and NG aircraft.
Slat that his structure is 10 times further away from land than the world's most remote oil rig, subject to battering waves and storms.
Young Dutch inventor Boyan Slat, on screen left, unveils the Interceptor in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.
But he said he was willing to accept a steel slat barrier instead of the continuous concrete wall that was the central promise of his 2016 campaign.
Founded in 2013 by a Dutch-born investor, Boyan Slat, the ocean cleanup project has received over $31.5 million in a donation.
George Leonard, chief scientist of the Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, said he’s skeptical Slat can achieve that goal because even if plastic trash can be taken out of the ocean, a lot more is pouring in each year.
It has been in place since the end of October, Slat said.
It’s still going to be there in ten years,” CNN quoted 24-year-old Ocean Cleanup founder and CEO Boyan Slat as saying on Monday.
Ocean Cleanup CEO Boyan Slat won in 2014, while scientist-explorer Bertrand Piccard, and developer of Earth Brian McClendon won the award in 2013.
The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch organization started by a young entrepreneur named Boyan Slat, wants to launch a somewhat controversial effort to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and has conducted research about the scale of the problem.
A juniper or incense-cedar plank with several long parallel grooves is cut to fashion a "slat," and the graphite/clay strings are inserted into the grooves.
Armor upgrades include reactive armor on the sides of the tank and slat armor (similar to that on the Stryker ) on the rear to protect against rocket-propelled grenades and other shaped charge warheads.
Particularly for vehicles that are designed to be transported by cargo aircraft, slat armor has to be fitted in field after deployment.
Slat armor is lighter and as such can be added to many vehicles after construction but still adds both bulk and weight.
Sometimes a long diagonal slat or two are also implemented to prevent the door from skewing.
The left-hand MFD is the primary flight display (PFD), typically showing radar and moving-maps; the right-hand MFD is the system display (SD), presenting information about the engine, landing gear, slat and flap settings, and fuel and weapons status.
Common combinations with slat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- boyan slat 5×
- slat armor 4×
- and slat 3×
- slat and 3×
- slat on 2×