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b
: a narrow passage or enclosure
c
: a passage through the wing of an airplane or of a missile that is located usually near the leading edge and formed between a main and an auxiliary airfoil for improving flow conditions over the wing so as to increase lift and delay stalling of the wing
d
: the area on a hockey rink in front of the crease and between the face-off circles
3
: slot machine sense 2
—usually used in plural
4
: a gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive football line
slotted; slotting
: to fit easily
her ideas slot neatly into the theory
Examples of slot in a Sentence
Noun (1)
called an old friend to see if he could find a slot for his college-age son in the construction business that summer
Verb
He slotted the piece of wood into the groove.
Her ideas slot neatly into the theory.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The goal seemed to wake up the visitors, who made a late second period push, which included Matt Boldy’s shot from the high slot that beat Wedgewood but clanked the left goalpost.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Using the next decider, Texas State went 1-2 against Southern Miss and JMU, while Coastal Carolina went 2-1, slotting them into the third seed in the Sun Belt Championship.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Juraj Slafkovsky put Montreal in front less than five minutes before the second intermission, lifting a wrist shot over Kuemper’s glove from the slot.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The goal seemed to wake up the visitors, who made a late second period push, which included Matt Boldy’s shot from the high slot that beat Wedgewood but clanked the left goalpost.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
Tied at 14-14 at the end of regulation and with both teams missing chances in the first period of extra time, Crichton stepped up from 20 meters (yards) to nervelessly slot home his kick to give the Bulldogs a dramatic victory.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Using the next decider, Texas State went 1-2 against Southern Miss and JMU, while Coastal Carolina went 2-1, slotting them into the third seed in the Sun Belt Championship.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slot. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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