What is a Slot?
A narrow depression, groove, notch, or slit, especially one for receiving something, as a coin or a letter. Also: a period of time or position in a sequence or schedule: I’ve scheduled your haircut for 4 p.m., in slot 4.
Linguistics. a position having a particular grammatical function within a construction into which any one of a set of morphemes or morpheme sequences can fit: compare filler (def 9). The words in this article are all related to’slot’, with some being direct relatives and others being cognates.
The track or trail of an animal, especially a deer; a spoor.
This word is more common in the United States and Canada than in other parts of the world. It is used in a wide variety of contexts, both formal and informal. It is a very versatile word, and can mean almost anything:
By this time of winter the edge of the ice is rafted up in confused floes, which often reveal slots and fissures large enough to hold a young husky prisoner. The D-4s negotiated these crevasses, picking their way across them like ballet dancers, with remarkable skill and endurance. They were unable to find Nienor, however; she had passed away like a wraith, and neither sight nor slot of her could they discover, though they hunted far northward, and searched for days.