Plural of slate
regular plural
The plural of slate is slates.
Forms of slate
| Singular | slate /sleɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | slates |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Slates in a sentence
- In 1765 only 80 men were employed, and the annual output of slates did not exceed 1,000 tons, and large-scale quarrying was not begun by Lord Penrhyn until 1782.1945 May and June, Charles E. Lee, “The Penrhyn Railway and its Locomotives—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 138
- The necessary works were extensive and included replacing missing and damaged slates and other roof repairs (in order to make the building watertight), pointing and drainpipe replacement, and extensive replacement of rotten floorboarding.2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Southeastern Commercial Restoration Award: Appledore”, in...
- Nail the tingle to the sheathing between the two slates below the one being fixed .1992, Derek Bradford, Key Porter Books, Mike Lawrence, The Complete Home Renovation Manual, page 54. From the entry tingle
- The hill went up abruptly above the roofs, and the slates shining looked like sealskin.1956, Gwyn Jones, Welsh Short Stories, page 61. From the entry pigscot
- Or do we enter the world as blank slates, formed only by what we encounter in our homes and beyond?2025 March 13, Dalton Conley, “A New Scientific Field Is Recasting Who We Are and How We Got That Way”, in New York Times. From the entry hereditarian
Meaning of slate
- noun A piece of such stone, usually cut into a rectangular shape, used as a tile for flooring, roofing, etc.; (uncountable) such tiles collectively, or the material from which they are made.
- noun A piece of other material used as a roofing tile.
- noun A generally rectangular piece, originally of certain types of stone and now of other materials, often in a frame, used for writing on with a thin rod of the same or another stone (a slate pencil) or with chalk; a small chalkboard.
Questions about the plural of slate
- What is the plural of slate?
- The plural of slate is slates.
- Is slate countable?
- Slate is a countable and uncountable noun.
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