Definition of "slat" [slat]

• A narrow strip of metal or wood, as in a Venetian blind. (noun)
• A movable auxiliary airfoil running along the leading edge of the wing of an airplane. (noun)
• Slang The ribs. (noun)
• To provide or make with slats: slatting the back of a chair. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "At the side of the slat were the total inches of height, laid off in halves, quarters, eighths, and so on, and to the right a length measurement for the arm."
• "In order for a Stryker and its up to 11-person crew to survive an RPG, it will have to be fitted with what's called slat armor, a sort of bird cage that causes the grenade to detonate prematurely."
• "a bed slat, which is a powerfully strong moral agent for making a boy see the error of his ways."