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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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 ● Dec. 15, 2025
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
He would sacrifice Neil Taylor, much to the Wales international’s disgust, and revert to a flat back four before the interval but by then the team were playing catch-up.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2016
Every instinct I have tells me to turn the rounded front to my palm and the flat back to my face — because nearly every smartphone to date has been thus designed.
From The Verge ● Mar. 31, 2015
It was about shoulder height to her, with a flat back.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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