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31Slate Islands (Ontario) — Infobox protected area | name = Slate Islands Provincial Park caption = base width = 250 locator x = locator y = location = Ontario, Canada nearest city = Terrace Bay, Ontario lat degrees = 48 lat minutes = 39 lat seconds = 0 lat direction = N… …
32slate — slate1 /slayt/, n., v., slated, slating. n. 1. a fine grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification. 2. a thin piece or plate …
33The Bulletin (alternative weekly) — For other uses, see Bulletin. The Bulletin Cover of the June 3 July 10, 2008 issue Type Alternative weekly Format Tabloid …
34Slate-coloured Hawk — Taxobox name = Slate coloured Hawk status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Falconiformes familia = Accipitridae genus = Leucopternis species = L. schistaceus binomial = Leucopternis… …
35slate — [[t]sle͟ɪt[/t]] slates, slating, slated 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Slate is a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers. Slate is often used for covering roofs. ... a stone built cottage, with a traditional slate roof. 2) N COUNT A… …
36slate — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a fine grained grey, green, or bluish purple metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates. 2 a piece of such a plate used as roofing material. 3 a piece of such a plate used for writing on, usu. framed in wood. 4 the… …
37slate — 01. The President is [slated] to speak before the United Nations General Assembly this afternoon. 02. The actor who was [slated] to star in the movie died just before filming began. 03. They are [slated] to move at the beginning of August. 04.… …
38slate — slate1 [sleıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rock)¦ 2¦(on a roof)¦ 3 slate blue/grey 4¦(politics)¦ 5¦(for writing on)¦ 6 put something on the slate ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esclat thin piece split off , from esclater to burst, splinter ] …
39slate — 1 noun 1 ROCK (U) a dark grey rock that can easily be split into flat thin pieces: a slate mine 2 ON A ROOF (C) one of the small pieces of slate or similar material used for covering roofs: There were several slates missing from the roof. 3 slate …
40slate — I UK [sleɪt] / US noun Word forms slate : singular slate plural slates 1) [uncountable] a type of dark grey stone that breaks easily into flat thin pieces a) [countable] a single flat piece of slate that is used with others for covering a roof b) …
