The slats move out from the front of the wings to make the wing space larger. This helps to increase the lifting force of the wing at slower speeds like takeoff and landing.
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Slats
Synonyms for "slats" (6 found)
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11 entriesaluminum blind slatsbench slatsfence slatsfull span slatlouver slatsmetal slattingpartial span slatplastic slattingvenetian blind slatsvinyl blind slatswood slatting
Collocations
10 entriesfence slatsleading edge slatslouvered slatsmetal slatsslat spacingslatted furnitureslatted surfacevenetian blind slatsventilation slatswooden slats
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Tom's floor was made of many wooden slats.
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The jetty has some slats missing.
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Tom jumped on to the bed, and the slats broke with a crack.
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