slab

noun \ ˈslab \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: slab in a Sentence

Definition of slab

1 : a thick plate or slice (as of stone, wood, or bread): such as

a : the outside piece cut from a log in squaring it

b : concrete pavement (as of a road); specifically : a strip of concrete pavement laid as a single unjointed piece

c (1) : a flat rectangular architectural element that is usually formed of a single piece or mass

a concrete foundation slab

(2) : a rectangular building having little width with respect to its length and usually height

2 : something that resembles a slab (as in size, shape, or density)

backed up by a solid slab of reference material
—The Times Literary Supplement (London)

3 : a hard plastic holder for a collectible coin and an identifying insert

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slablike

play \ˈslab-ˌlīk\ adjective

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Examples of slab in a Sentence

a thick slab of homemade bread

Recent Examples of slab from the Web

The combo is a half slab of baby back ribs blended with an additional meat like pork, smoked chicken, tenders or catfish.

— patrick z. mcgavin, Daily Southtown, "Guide to outdoor dining in Chicago suburbs: Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe in Burbank," 9 July 2018
The company can touch down the vehicle on a floating drone ship in the ocean, or the rocket can return to its launch site and land on a concrete slab on the ground.

— loren grush, The Verge, "SpaceX may finally land one of its rockets on the California coast later this year," 6 July 2018
Williams chose instead to tilt his Jeep up on the slab to the right.

— jakob schiller, Outside Online, "Pick the Right Line, Drive Over Anything," 19 June 2018
Fresh flowers and roses adorned Franco’s tomb, a gray slab of concrete on the floor ringed by black marble: a tribute to one of the 20th century’s most notorious dictators.

— joseph zeballos-roig, The New Republic, "How to Dig Up a Dictator," 11 July 2018
After all, on Earth, and especially on the gas giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn, weather is confined to thin, flattish slabs of atmosphere.

— joshua sokol, WIRED, "Flattened Fluids Help Scientists Understand Oceans and Atmospheres," 7 July 2018
The ivory matte terra-cotta slabs, shaped to resemble a butterfly or a bow tie, are made to reflect natural light and make the building interiors brighter.

— katherine clarke, WSJ, "Terra-Cotta Comes Back as a Luxury Home Material of Choice," 26 June 2018
The highway's conventional road surface will be overlain with interlocking concrete slabs, each 56 feet long and featuring Wi-Fi connectivity and embedded fiber optic cables that act as pressure sensors.

— david cox /, NBC News, "Can smart roads save lives? New test may provide answer," 25 June 2018
Made with a boneless slab of pork, slathered in barbecue sauce and topped with pickles, the McRib attracted a passionate following that tracked its whereabouts and composed heartfelt songs in its name.

— tiffany hsu, New York Times, "Meat Wrapped in Meat. Doughnut Sandwiches. Want Some of Fast Food’s Big Ideas?," 22 June 2018

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