noun
- plural of slatch: a brief period of calm weather between storms
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The sailors took advantage of the slatches to repair their sails.
- Between the fierce gales, there were only brief slatches of calm.
- The captain waited for one of the slatches to attempt landing.
- During the slatches, the crew could finally rest.
- The storm brought violent winds with occasional slatches of stillness.