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noun
A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
An aircraft carrier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
Topics: government, military, navy, politics, war
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noun
A type of stringed instrument, most often an acoustic guitar, with a flat top (as opposed to an archtop), with strings held in place with pins, and with a complex system of bracing struts on the top.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A grill with a flat cooking surface rather than metal bars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: aircraft carrier, carrier, attack aircraft carrier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: warship, war vessel, combat ship
noun
a closely cropped haircut; usually for men
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crew cut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: haircut
History
From flat + top. Sense of “aircraft carrier” attributed to the message, “Scratch one flattop,” radioed during the Battle of the Coral Sea by LCDR Robert E. Dixon to the USS Lexington, whose commanding officer credited the pilot with coining the standard USN slang.
