flat back

American  

noun

1. a book spine presenting a completely flat surface.

2. a book bound with such a spine.

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Etymology

Origin of flat back

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Wolf trotted with his ears flat back.

From Literature

Others felt it was slight, until Lisandro Martinez came on for Leny Yoro in the second-half and United definitely reverted to a flat back four.

From BBC

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

The season started with a flat back four, which changed into a back five at half-time of the second game of the season, at Real Sociedad.

From BBC

Instead of her favoured flat back four, England set up with a back three - and it worked almost instantly.

From BBC