flattop

noun

flat·​top ˈflat-ˌtäp How to pronounce flattop (audio)
: something with a flat or flattened upper surface: such as
b
: a modified crew cut

Examples of flattop in a Sentence

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The sandwich is heated on the flattop until the bread is shiny and toasted. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 During the flattop’s most recent deployment, off the coast of Syria in 2016, the air wing lost two of its 24 jets to accidents in the span of just three weeks. David Axe, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024 The 39-year-old flattop was supposed to leave the port of Murmansk, in northern Russia, back in the spring for the first time in eight years. David Axe, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024 Hamburger America slices the meat thin and warms it on a flattop under a sheet of Swiss cheese. New York Times, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for flattop 

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flattop was in 1940

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“Flattop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flattop. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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flattop

noun
flat·​top ˈflat-ˌtäp How to pronounce flattop (audio)
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