# slotted

Pronunciation: say "SLOT-id" US /ˈslɑtɪd/, UK /ˈslɒtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Having one or more narrow openings, slots, or grooves cut into it.
   - Simple: Made with one or more narrow openings or grooves.
   - _Engineers chose a slotted plate so the bolts could be adjusted later._
   - _The desk came with a slotted panel for routing cables out of sight._
3. Containing crevasses, the deep open cracks that form in a glacier or ice sheet.
   - Simple: Full of deep cracks in the ice.
   - _Below the icefall the glacier was badly slotted, and two sleds broke through thin snow bridges into crevasses._
   - _Before the convoy crossed the slotted ice shelf, surveyors swept it with radar to find the hidden crevasses._
4. Caught and held fast inside a crevasse, unable to move freely.
   - Simple: Stuck tightly in a deep crack in the ice.
   - _The tractor sat slotted in the ice for hours until a winch freed it._
   - _A slotted snowmobile dangled over the void until the team hauled it up._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of slot. — simple past and past participle of slot
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of slot. Use this form for something already put into place.
   - _The carpenter slotted each panel firmly into the frame._
   - _The new player slotted into the team without any trouble._

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