flatiron

noun

  1. 1

    A tough cut of beef from the shoulder of the steer.

noun

  1. 1

    A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.

  2. 2

    A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.

  3. 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. 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. 1

    Having a flatiron shape.

    a flatiron building

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