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FLATTOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flattop mean? 

FLATTOP (noun)
  The noun FLATTOP has 2 senses:

1. a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boysplay

2. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landingsplay

  Familiarity information: FLATTOP used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLATTOP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

butch; crew cut; flattop

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

haircut (the style in which hair has been cut)


Sense 2

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; carrier; flattop

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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