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How to pronounce “slab”

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Pronunciation guide for slab

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of slab with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff -- without ropesBut between me and the summit lay a blank slab of granite.
Definition summary: A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.

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How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff -- without ropes

But between me and the summit lay a blank slab of granite.

[Noun]
A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
A paving stone; a flagstone.
(Australia) A carton containing 24 cans (chiefly of beer). [from 20th c.]
An outside piece taken from a log or timber when sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
(nautical) The slack part of a sail.
(surfing) A very large wave.
(programming) The amount by which a cache can grow or shrink, used in memory allocation.
(geology) Part of a tectonic plate that is being, or has been, subducted.
(construction) A poured-concrete foundation for a building.
(geometry) A region between two parallel lines in the Euclidean plane, or between two parallel planes in three-dimensional Euclidean space, or between two hyperplanes in higher dimensions.
(taxation, especially India) Any of the several portions or tiers in a tax rate plan.
A flat, sealed plastic case that encloses a flat collector's item, such as a coin or a trading card.
(US, slang) A large, luxury pre-1980 General Motors vehicle, particularly a Buick, Oldsmobile, or Cadillac.
[Verb]
(transitive) To make into a slab.
(transitive, informal) To destroy (a structure) so completely as to leave only the foundation slab visible.