slot
1 (slŏt)
[Middle English, hollow of the breastbone, from Old French esclot.]
noun
- A narrow opening; a groove or slit: a slot for coins in a vending machine; a mail slot.
- A gap between a main and auxiliary airfoil to provide space for airflow and facilitate the smooth passage of air over the wing.
- An assigned place in a sequence or schedule: a new time slot for a TV program.
- A position of employment in an organization or hierarchy.
- Computer Science An expansion slot.
- Informal A slot machine designed for gambling: lost $100 playing the slots.
- Football A space or gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive line.
- Sports An unmarked area in front of the goal between the face-off circles on an ice hockey rink.
transitive verb: slot·ted, slot·ting, slots.
- To cut or make a slot or slots in.
- To put into or assign to a slot.
slot
2 (slŏt)
[Obsolete French esclot, horse's hoofprint, from Old French, perhaps from Old Norse slōdh, track.]
noun
- The track or trail of an animal, especially a deer.
