slatting


slat

S0464700 (slăt)n.1. A narrow strip of metal or wood, as in a Venetian blind.2. A movable auxiliary airfoil running along the leading edge of the wing of an airplane.3. slats Slang The ribs.tr.v. slat·ted, slat·ting, slats To provide or make with slats: slatting the back of a chair.
[Middle English sclat, from Old French esclat, splinter, probably of Germanic origin.]