flattop

Or flat-top

[flat-top]

noun

Informal.

1. an aircraft carrier.

2. a type of crew cut in which the hair is cropped in a flat plane across the top. tops.

flattop

/ ˈflætˌtɒp /

noun

1. an informal name for aircraft carrier

Other Word Forms

• flat-topped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flattop¹

First recorded in 1940–45; flat ¹ + top ¹

Example Sentences

At Gwangjang Market, after I spotted a golden brown seafood pancake sizzling on a flattop grill, I ordered one and devoured it.

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Senate, Democrat Jon Tester is a well-known commodity in Montana — a plain-spoken grain farmer with a flattop and a carefully cultivated reputation as a moderate.

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His author photo for “City of Quartz” shows him scowling under a flattop, arms folded protectively across his chest, a piece of brutalist urban infrastructure as backdrop.

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Nando’s has since spread like oil on a hot flattop, with more than two dozen outlets in the area.

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Nimitz class flattops and displace about 100,000 tons fully loaded.

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