slatch
/slætʃ/
noun
- A brief period of calm or fair weather between storms or rough conditions, especially at sea.
- After three days of heavy rain, we finally got a slatch and went for a walk.
- The sailors waited for a slatch in the storm to make repairs to the mast.
- The fishing boat took advantage of a slatch to return to port safely.
- A short interval of time; a brief pause or lull in activity.
- There was a slatch in the conversation, and then everyone started talking at once.
- He found a slatch between meetings to return his emails.
- During a slatch in the workday, she grabbed a cup of coffee.
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