A narrow depression, notch, groove, or slit, especially one for receiving something, such as a coin or a letter. Also: a. An assigned place in a sequence or schedule: I scheduled the haircut for two o’clock. b. A position or job in an organization or hierarchy: He was offered the third-ranked slot.<\/p>\n
A gap between the main and auxiliary wings of an aircraft to provide space for airflow during flight.<\/p>\n
In ornithology, a narrow notch between the tips of a bird\u2019s primaries to facilitate a smooth flow of air over the wings during flight. In ice hockey, an unmarked area near the opposing team\u2019s goal that affords a vantage for an attacking player.<\/p>\n
Linguistics. A position in a construction into which any of a set of morphemes or morpheme sequences can fit, as in The verb \u201cto slot\u201d can be replaced by the preposition \u201cin.\u201d Compare filler (def 9).<\/p>\n
To arrange something into or into a slot, as in She slotted the file into the folder. She also slotted the bacon on a broiler tray so it wouldn\u2019t drip. See also: hole, slit, crevice, rut, track, trail. The D-4s being heavy vehicles, they had trouble with the slots and crevasses right from the start of their Antarctic adventure. (slang) To track or follow, as a bloodhound follows the trail of a deer. To assign someone to a slot, as in I slotted his appointment for four o’clock. See also: slot machine, slit, tracker, tally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A narrow depression, notch, groove, or slit, especially one for receiving something, such as a coin or a letter. Also: a. An assigned place in a sequence or schedule: I scheduled the haircut for two o’clock. b. A position or job in an organization or hierarchy: He was offered the third-ranked slot. A gap between […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n