Word Finder - slats

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A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath) or metal.

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slats of a window blind

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(aeronautical) A movable control surface at the leading edge of a wing that when moved, changes the chord line of the airfoil, affecting the angle of attack. Employed in conjunction with flaps to allow for a lower stall speed in the landing attitude, facilitating slow flight.

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A ski.

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A thin piece of stone; a slate.

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To construct or provide with slats.

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To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.

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To split; to crack.

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To set on; to incite.

She tiptoed to the closet and slid inside, peeking through the slats of the door.

A man stood next to it, peeking through a slit in the vertical slats.

Our beds have strong wooden slats for mattress support.

The method covers plain leading-edge flaps, drooped leading edges, slats, sealed slats, and vented and unvented Krüger flaps.

Wooden structures may need slats replaced that have rotted away.

For most other purposes outside of the bedroom and bathroom, you'll probably want more traditional roller blinds, usually referred to as mini blinds or vertical blinds, depending on which way the slats run.

Place wooden slats on top of the sand or gravel, to separate the drainage material from the compost you are going to produce.

Instead of incorporating a box spring, the mattress is placed on top of a solid wood shelf or a frame constructed from wooden slats.

Mini blinds also have a wand attached to one side that allows you to change the tilt of the slats to allow more or less light in.

When buying a bedstead with a mattress, use a mattress pad over the wooden bedstead with a mattress, use a mattress pad over the wooden bedstead slats.

The original design was the house's very first creation, consisting of a flat trunk circled in iron and enhanced with wooden slats.

For routine dusting, try using a small foam paintbrush sprayed with dusting spray to reach in between the slats.

The older wooden revetment consists of posts fixed into the beach with wooden slats between.

The base is a box metal frame with sprung beech slats giving a partial sprung base.

Make sure you set the screws into the fence's vertical support posts, rather than the thin horizontal slats.

The same can be said for the white wooden slats under the roof of the building.

The lift shaft is clad in timber slats to allow light through the lift shaft.

Tama plastic slats are especially designed to match the bird's foot.

At one end is an office, its skylight covered by louvered wood slats.

Brass screws (which are visible) are used to secure the seat base slats of this model.

There are now some superb finishes available, including faux suede or wooden slats as well as the more traditional polyester.

Make sure you set the screws into the fence 's vertical support posts, rather than the thin horizontal slats.

Tama plastic slats are especially designed to match the bird 's foot.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission publishes guidelines pertaining not only to the distance between the slats of a crib, but also regarding what to put in the baby crib, and what to avoid placing in your baby's bed.

The distance between the crib slats should be no more than 2 3/8 inches wide.

While you may save some money, the used crib you borrow or purchase may contain safety hazards such as too widely spaced slats, loose nuts and bolts, or lead paint.

Loose slats could come out, posing a strangulation risk.

Because a baby's head is typically larger than the rest of his body, his head could become stuck if his body slipped through the slats of the crib.

This rule uses the same logic as that of the slats--an infant's head could get caught in the cutouts.

Round style cribs tend to have high sides and close-together slats, the way that other cribs do, and they also have custom fit mattresses that are made for the round shape.

Distance between crib slats should be 2 3/8 inches or less to avoid entrapment.

A good rule of thumb is that if you can pass a soda can between the slats, they're too far apart.

The slats along the sides of the crib should be no more than 2-3/8 inches apart to prevent the baby from catching his head between them.

The mattress should be lowered again when the baby is able to pull himself up with the help of the crib slats.

If a child will be using the bed, make sure that guardrails are included on both long sides of the upper bunk and that any slats are narrow enough that your child's head cannot fit in between.

A mattress is supported either on a canvas-like or spring base or by a series of wooden slats to let air circulate freely around it.

They're made for outdoor use and consist of an angled back and seat made of wide wooden slats (occasionally they come in plastic as well).

Instead, the mattress is placed on a solid surface or a surface made from slats.

Be sure there enough slats to adequately support the mattress and box springs.

Composts bins are typically made of wood slats or solid plastic.

Construct a bin using wood slats, crates or wire mesh.

Wood blinds with three-inch slats will mimic the look of a plantation shutter.

Still, another Mission style is what's known as spindles, that are thin narrow slats of wood that create an interesting series of vertical, straight-lined patterns between a table top and legs or a chair arm and foot.

The inside square is then sectioned into individual one foot squares by string or thin wooden slats.

Both types of roller blinds are made of slats of vinyl that are threaded together, allowing for ease of lowering and raising (or moving from side to side, in the case of vertical blinds).

The rolltop should roll up and down smoothly and should not be missing slats.

There should be no sharp edges, and crib slats should be no more than 2.5 inches (6 cm) apart.

Use footboards and headboards that are solid instead ones with slats.

The vertical slats of the fence should be no greater than three and a half inches apart.

Depending on the model, the exhaust is either vented out of the home through ductwork or it gets dispersed back into the kitchen through top-mounted vent slats on the microwave.