Definition of Slate
a thin piece of rock that is often used a writing surface
Examples of Slate in a sentence
Writing the letter A on the smooth slate, the teacher demonstrated correct form for her students. 🔊
One quadrant of the art exhibit includes a slate wall for children’s chalk art. 🔊
Wiping the slate clean with an eraser, the child hurried to rewrite his vocabulary words. 🔊
The accountant prepared to write calculations out of a piece of slate rather than use a calculator. 🔊
The shipwreck survivors marked tallies on a thin piece of natural slate in an attempt to keep up with how long they had been on the island. 🔊
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