flattop

or flat-top

[ flat-top ]
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nounInformal.
  1. an aircraft carrier.

  2. a type of crew cut in which the hair is cropped in a flat plane across the top.

Origin of flattop

1
First recorded in 1940–45; flat1 + top1

Other words from flattop

  • flat-topped, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for flattop (1 of 2)

flattop

/ (ˈflætˌtɒp) /


noun
  1. US an informal name for aircraft carrier

British Dictionary definitions for flat top (2 of 2)

flat top

noun
  1. a style of haircut in which the hair is cut shortest on the top of the head so that it stands up from the scalp and appears flat from the crown to the forehead

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