slatch

[ slach ]

nounNautical.

a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.

Origin of slatch

¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; obscurely akin to slack¹

Words Nearby slatch

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How to use slatch in a sentence

slatch, slach, n. the slack of a rope: an interval of fair weather: a short breeze.
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