slot
1a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
a place or position, as in a sequence or series: The program received a new time slot on the broadcasting schedule.
Linguistics. (especially in tagmemics) a position having a specific grammatical function within a construction into which any one of a set of morphemes or morpheme sequences can be fit.: Compare filler (def. 9).
an assignment or job opening; position: I applied for the slot in management training.
Journalism.
the interior opening in a copy desk, occupied by the chief copy editor.
the job or position of chief copy editor: He had the slot at the Gazette for 20 years.: Compare rim (def. 7).
an allocated, scheduled time and place for an aircraft to take off or land, as authorized by an airport or air-traffic authority: 40 more slots for the new airline at U.S. airports.
Informal. slot machine (def. 1).
Aeronautics. See under slat1 (def. 2).
Ornithology. a narrow notch or other similar opening between the tips of the primaries of certain birds, which during flight helps to maintain a smooth flow of air over the wings.
Ice Hockey. an unmarked area near the front of an opponent's goal that affords a vantage for an attacking player.
Computers. expansion slot.
to provide with a slot or slots; make a slot in.
to place or fit into a slot: We've slotted his appointment for four o'clock.
to fit or be placed in a slot.
Origin of slot
1Other words from slot
- un·slot·ted, adjective
Other definitions for slot (2 of 2)
the track or trail of a deer or other animal, as shown by the marks of the feet.
a track, trace, or trail of something.
Origin of slot
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How to use slot in a sentence
All the slots for arrivals and departures are allocated months in advance.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501 | Clive Irving | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Air Force has about seven pilots for every eight drone pilot slots, in other words.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says | Dave Majumdar | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTMy cousin John Cannizzaro is gay but not Muslim, which is kind of a shame, because then he could take up two slots.
Meet the Man Running for Congress on an Anti-Muslim Platform | Dean Obeidallah | July 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEach time our attempts failed when higher-ranking Iraqi generals took the slots for others.
Several times we got our Iraqi colleagues school slots for technical training in the U.S.
His face and head was covered with a full mask of thin white rubber, pierced by two slots for eyeholes.
Paxton stared, and then suddenly looked at the Black Hood's eyes revealed in the slots of his black mask.
A number of slots are cut across one side of the can, and the lower edge of each slot slightly turned out to form a cutting edge.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousIn Figure 91 are shown three pieces put together and having slots or keyways through them.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught | Joshua RoseFour tangential slots (C) are cut into the perimeter of the pulley (B), and in each is a hardened steel roller (D).
Practical Mechanics for Boys | J. S. Zerbe
British Dictionary definitions for slot (1 of 2)
/ (slɒt) /
an elongated aperture or groove, such as one in a vending machine for inserting a coin
an air passage in an aerofoil to direct air from the lower to the upper surface, esp the gap formed behind a slat
a vertical opening between the leech of a foresail and a mast or the luff of another sail through which air spills from one against the other to impart forward motion
informal a place in a series or scheme
(tr) to furnish with a slot or slots
(usually foll by in or into) to fit or adjust in a slot
informal to situate or be situated in a series or scheme
Origin of slot
1Derived forms of slot
- slotter, noun
British Dictionary definitions for slot (2 of 2)
/ (slɒt) /
the trail of an animal, esp a deer
Origin of slot
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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