slatch
SaySLACH/slætʃ/
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- 1A short stretch of good weather between bad spells.
Like a sunny break that lets you go outside before the rain comes back.
We fixed the roof during a slatch between the storms.
The farmers hurried to bring in the hay while the slatch lasted.
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- 2A short time when a light wind blows or changes direction.
Like a quick puff of wind that comes and goes.
A sudden slatch filled the sails for a moment, then died away.
We caught a slatch of wind and the little boat moved at last.
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- 3The loose, hanging part of a rope that is not pulled tight.
Like the extra loose part of a shoelace before you pull it tight.
He pulled in the slatch until the rope was tight.
Coil up the slatch so no one trips on the deck.
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