1
b
: a narrow passage or enclosure
c
: a passage through the wing of an airplane or of a missile that is located usually near the leading edge and formed between a main and an auxiliary airfoil for improving flow conditions over the wing so as to increase lift and delay stalling of the wing
d
: the area on a hockey rink in front of the crease and between the face-off circles
3
: slot machine sense 2
—usually used in plural
4
: a gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive football line
slotted; slotting
: to fit easily
her ideas slot neatly into the theory
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Noun (1)
called an old friend to see if he could find a slot for his college-age son in the construction business that summer
Verb
He slotted the piece of wood into the groove.
Her ideas slot neatly into the theory.
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George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Another Milwaukee radio station is filling a time slot with a voice from out of town.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
The Americans added another goal four minutes later, as a cross from the left side by Williams was slotted home by Horan from very close range.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Ed Ruscha’s 1964 Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half, which also received the dramatic light show treatment, this time in a sci-fi-ish red, held the number two slot on the evening’s top ten list, bringing in more than $68 million on an estimate of around $50 million.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Another Milwaukee radio station is filling a time slot with a voice from out of town.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
Universal Genève slotted comfortably into the hierarchy of Swiss watchmaking, well above Rolex and just below Patek Philippe.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
The Americans added another goal four minutes later, as a cross from the left side by Williams was slotted home by Horan from very close range.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slot. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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