slat
nounUK /slæt/
US /slæt/
A slat is a thin flat piece of wood or metal.
The bed has wooden slats under the mattress.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. One of the thin movable strips on an airplane wing that helps control lift.
The pilot extended the slats during landing.
3. A strip of material used in a venetian blind.
Sunlight came through the slats of the blind.
4. To hit something hard, especially with a flat object.
He slatted the ball across the field.