Толковый словарь английского языка - slot
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I. noun see: schlock Date: 1523 1. a narrow opening or groove ; slit , notch , a narrow passage or enclosure, 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, the area on a hockey rink in front of the crease and between the face-off circles, a place or position in an organization, arrangement, or sequence ; niche , spot , ~ machine 2, a gap between an end and a tackle in an offensive football line, II. verb (~ted; ~ting) Date: 1747 transitive verb to cut a ~ in, to place in or assign to a ~, intransitive verb to fit easily , III. noun (plural ~) Etymology: Middle French esclot track Date: 1575 the track of an animal (as a deer)
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a slit or other aperture in a machine etc. for something (esp. a coin) to be inserted. 2 a slit, groove, channel, or long aperture into which something fits or in which something works. 3 an allotted place in an arrangement or scheme, esp. in a broadcasting schedule. --v. (slotted, slotting) 1 tr. & intr. place or be placed into or as if into a slot. 2 tr. provide with a slot or slots. Phrases and idioms slot-machine a machine worked by the insertion of a coin, esp.: 1 one for automatic retail of small articles. 2 one allowing a spell of play at a pin-table etc. 3 US = fruit machine. Etymology: ME, = hollow of the breast, f. OF esclot, of unkn. orig. 2. n. 1 the track of a deer etc. esp. as shown by footprints. 2 a deer's foot. Etymology: OF esclot hoof-print of a horse, prob. f. ON sl{oacute}th trail: cf. SLEUTH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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