slatch

noun

ˈslach

plural -es

1

: a transitory breeze or its duration

2

: an interval of fair weather

a slatch in the storm

—Time

3

: a calm between breaking waves

big waves generally come in groups of three, and then behind them there is a slatch

—Hickman Powell

4

: the loose or slack part of a rope

Word History

Etymology

alteration of slack entry 1

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