Slat Explained

Slat, slats, or SLAT may refer to:

Common uses

• Leading-edge slat, an aerodynamic surface on the leading edge of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft
• Lath, a narrow strip of straight-grained wood used under roof shingles or tiles
• Vertical or horizontal pieces of a window blind

Arts and entertainment

• A character in the American comic strip Abbie an' Slats
• Slats Grobnik, a character created by American newspaper columnist Mike Royko
• Slats (1919–1936), a Leo the Lion mascot of MGM

People

• Slats Jordan (1878–1953), American baseball player
• Slats Gill (1901–1966), American basketball and baseball head coach
• Glenn Hardin (1910–1975), or Slats, American hurdler, 1936 Olympic gold medalist
• Slats Long (1906–1964), American jazz clarinetist
• Max Zaslofsky (1925–1985), or Slats, American basketball player
• Glen Sather (born 1943), or Slats, Canadian ice hockey player
• Michael Slater (born 1970), or Slats, Australian cricketer
• Boyan Slat (born 1994), Dutch inventor and entrepreneur

Science and technology

• AQM-127 SLAT (Supersonic Low-Altitude Target), a United States Navy target drone
• Systeme de Lutte Anti-Torpille, a naval anti-torpedo system, on FREMM multipurpose frigate
• Second Level Address Translation, a computer technology
• Software Liberty Association of Taiwan, a member of the Free Standards Group
• Super Low Altitude Test Satellite, a Japanese satellite

Other uses

• Slat, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community
• A rarely used alternate name for a slash (/)

See also

• • • Plank (disambiguation)

• Slet (disambiguation)
• Slit (disambiguation)
• Slot (disambiguation)
• Slut (disambiguation)