flatiron
noun
- 1
A tough cut of beef from the shoulder of the steer.
noun
- 1
A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
- 2
A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
- 3
(especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
- 4
A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
Synonyms
adjective
- 1
Having a flatiron shape.
“a flatiron building”
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