flatiron
The English word “flatiron” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
- A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
- a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
- A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
adjective
- Having a flatiron shape.
Etymology
From flat + iron.
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