a long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted

he slid a coin into the slot of the jukebox

an allotted place in an arrangement or scheme such as a broadcasting schedule

a late-night television slot

landing slots at Heathrow airport

place (an object) into a slot, typically one specifically designed to receive it

he slotted a cassette into the tape machine

the plates come in sections that can be slotted together

the track of a deer, as visible in soft ground

deer slots can be confused with those of sheep and goats

out with the dog early this morning and I noticed some muntjac slots