In the fifth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary, the word slot is defined as a narrow opening that receives something. It is also a position, such as along an airplane wing. Another synonym is slotTING. The earliest known usage of the term “slot” is in ancient Greece. In modern times, it refers to the fourth position in a flying display. It comes from the German word Schloss. Read on to find out more about the history of the word and its origins.

A slot is also known as a “cage”. It refers to the narrow area between two airfoils that facilitates the flow of air. There are many different applications of this word in various fields. A slot is an interior opening in a copy desk. A chief copy editor occupies a slot at a newspaper. The chief copy editor at a Gazette has a ‘cage’ on his desk. An airplane must fit through a slots to enter and exit the crate.

A slot is a slit, groove, or opening that facilitates the flow of air over an aircraft. Its usage is as varied as its name implies. For example, a slot in a newspaper is an interior opening occupied by the chief copy editor of a newspaper. In ice hockey, a slot is an unmarked area between the face-off circles. It’s also the term for a position in an organization.