Definition of "slates" [slates]

• Plural form of slate. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slate. (verb)

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• "He climbed right up on the steeple, kicking off slates from the roof to find support."
• "She felt a terrific jar, then a crash came, and she was pinned to her bed by heavy beams and slates from the roof."
• "_schistose_ or _gneissic_ structure, and the rocks then become known as slates, schists, or gneisses."