English Dictionary

slackening

noun

The act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc.

The slackening of the rope caused the load to fall.

意味（1）

The act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc.

If the following guide lose his distance from the one leading (which can only happen by his own fault), he will correct himself by slightly lengthening or shortening a few steps, in order that there may not be sudden quickenings or slackenings in the march of his platoon.