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Slot

Syllabification: (Slot)
Pronunciation: /slät/
Definition of Slot
  • (the Slot) name given in World War II by US forces to New Georgia Sound, in the central Solomon Islands. Japanese forces trying to defend Guadalcanal were seen as coming consistently down this passage from the northwest.
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