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slots

/slɑts/

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noun

A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.

Examples :

"We used wooden slots to keep the barn door from swinging open in the wind. "

material building architecture

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A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.

Examples :

"He secured the gate by sliding the wooden slots into the metal brackets on either side. "

part item building architecture

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An implement for baring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.

Examples :

"The wooden gate had two slots to secure it, making it difficult to open from the outside. "

utensil device building item

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A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings.

Examples :

"The technician carefully inserted the copper windings into the slots of the electric motor's rotor. "

machine part technology technical electric electronics

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The barrel or tube of a wave.

Examples :

"The surfer aimed to ride the slots, maneuvering within the powerful, cylindrical part of the wave. "

sport nautical ocean

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verb

To bar, bolt or lock a door or window.

Examples :

"I always slot the front door at night for extra security. "

building architecture property

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verb

To shut with violence; to slam.

Examples :

"to slot a door"

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noun

A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.

Examples :

"The vending machine has slots for inserting coins and bills. "

part technical machine building structure

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A gap in a schedule or sequence.

Examples :

"The doctor's office has very few appointment slots available this week. "

time gap plan business job

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The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.

Examples :

"Due to heavy fog, several flights lost their slots and were delayed. "

vehicle traffic industry

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In a flying display, the fourth position; after the leader and two wingmen.

Examples :

"During the air show, the announcer explained that the plane in slots, positioned behind the leader and the two wingmen, was crucial for maintaining the diamond formation. "

military position space vehicle

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noun

A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored.

Examples :

"The game offers four save slots."

computing technology electronics

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noun

A slot machine designed for gambling.

Examples :

"I walked past the poker tables and went straight to the slots."

entertainment game machine bet industry

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body organ sex anatomy

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The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor.

Examples :

"The dog followed the deer's slots in the mud. "

animal nature mark environment biology ecology

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(Antarctica) A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm; a crevasse.

Examples :

"The climbers carefully navigated the ice, avoiding the dangerous slots in the glacier. "

geology geography environment nature

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verb

To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture)

Examples :

"She slots the parking ticket into the machine to pay. "

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To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence)

Examples :

"The teacher will slot each student into a time slot for their presentation next week. "

job business organization system work time

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To put something where it belongs.

Examples :

"She carefully slots the letters into their corresponding mailboxes. "

position action

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(Rhodesia, in the context of the Rhodesian Bush War) To kill.

Examples :

"During the Rhodesian Bush War, soldiers used "slots" to mean they would slots the enemy, meaning they would kill them. "

military war history

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(Antarctica) To fall, or cause to fall, into a crevasse.

Examples :

"Because the snow bridge was weak, the sled dog slotted into the hidden crevasse. "

geography geology environment nature