flats
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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McCarthy Stone is building another development of flats for the over-60s, 400 metres away in the centre of Royston.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Families blamed high service charges for making the properties unattractive and complained of a collapse in the value of the flats.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
These included squalid flats, tents, caravans, narrowboats and a home under surveillance by the police for suspected gang activity.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Images on social media showed damage to two blocks of flats, which Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said had been damaged by debris.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
A nylon shower curtain, scarlet, with a design of canary-yellow sharps, flats, and clefs on it, was bunched up at the foot of the tub, attached with plastic rings to an over-head chromium bar.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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