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FLATTOP

Dictionary entry overview: What does flattop mean?

• FLATTOP (noun)
The noun FLATTOP has 2 senses:

1. a closely cropped haircut; usually for men
2. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

Familiarity information: FLATTOP used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FLATTOP (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A closely cropped haircut; usually for men

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

crew cut; flattop

Hypernyms ("flattop" is a kind of...):

haircut (the style in which hair has been cut)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

aircraft carrier; attack aircraft carrier; flattop; carrier

Hypernyms ("flattop" is a kind of...):

combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)

Meronyms (parts of "flattop"):

arrester; arrester hook (a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier)

flight deck; landing deck (the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway)

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