cold-water flat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cold-water flat
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Ms. Abbott achieved early renown as a model, appearing on the cover of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, but spurned her glamorous upbringing to move into a cold-water flat in the East Village in 1946.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2019
My brothers and I were transfixed by this technical advance that allowed us to watch movies and dramas in the relative comfort of our cold-water flat on Graham Avenue.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2017
By 1948, three years after Roosevelt’s death, Adams and her 11 children and second husband were living in a cold-water flat in Harlem, New York City.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2016
"Is it different for a baby born in a cold-water flat?" he asked angrily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2016
Ellen had been well-heeled—suspiciously so for a girl who lived in a cold-water flat like that; he'd peeled fifteen tens from her wallet, and there'd been more, not to mention the twenties.
From Pursuit by Lester Del Rey
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