Meaning of slatlike | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of a slat.

Examples

“Five ferocious-looking slatlike bristles project from the arc's rounded edge at back, and midway down the straight front edge hangs a sort⟳ of cabin, its long overhang roof giving it the shape⟳ of a beak.”

“One minute into the flight, the captain asks the first officer to raise⟳ the flaps — slatlike extensions that extend⟳ below the trailing edge of the wing to provide⟳ extra lift⟳ at low speeds — and he does so. As the flaps slide⟳ back under the wing, the plane is now in the state that MCAS was designed for.”

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