Definition of "slats" [slats]

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

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• "Investigators are concentrating on a front part of the wing called the slats, which is used to increase lift during take-off and landing."
• "Thin slats of wood of different colors had been set on their sides and arranged to create various geometric patterns."
• "The first things we used for shoring up tunnels were slats from the bunk beds."