flats

flats · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (British) Multiple apartments or residences on single floors.

  2. 2.

    Low-lying areas of land, especially near water.

  3. 3.

    Women's shoes without high heels.

  4. 4.

    Flat tires or deflated tires.

  5. 5.

    (theater) Flat pieces of scenery.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    salt flats — flat expanses of land covered with salt crystals
  • •
    tidal flats — coastal areas exposed at low tide
  • •
    ballet flats — flat women's shoes resembling ballet slippers

Related words

Antonyms: heights, hills
See also: apartment, flat, plains
Synonyms: apartments, lowlands, plains

Etymology

Plural of "flat," from Old Norse flatr ("flat, level").