flat back
Americannoun
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a book spine presenting a completely flat surface.
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a book bound with such a spine.
Etymology
Origin of flat back
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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He says he stayed in a hotel suite that was bigger than his flat back home in Aberdeen - something he had never experienced during his own boxing career.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
Bth teams made changes at halftime as visiting captain Cesar Azpilicueta was withdrawn, while home boss Dean Smith made a double substitution and ditched wing-backs for a flat back four.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
Another option is to use a type of channel shaped like quarter-round molding, with a flat back and base at a right angle and a curved piece connecting the two.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2021
It’ll be interesting to see how Wan-Bissaka and Shaw, full-backs in a flat back four, cope on the flanks.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2020
I put my flat back on and started kicking at the dirt, trying to unearth whatever was under there.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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