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Definition of Flats

1. Noun. Footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel).

Definition of Flats

1. Noun. (plural of flat) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flats

1. flat [v] - See also: flat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flats

Literary usage of Flats

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1908)
"Memorial of sundry inhabitants of Boston re. flats in the harbor. 3 pp. ... Adverse rept. on petition for transfer of Boston flats to private ownership. ..."

2. Biennial report by North Dakota Geological Survey (1904)
"flats.—An inspection of the relief map accompanying the report will show the relative position of the flats and stream channel. ..."

3. A Treatise on the Law of Surveying and Boundaries by Frank Emerson Clark (1922)
"Division of cove flats.—The division of cove flats is subject to the same general rule as applies to the division of accretion, and the owners of land ..."

4. EcoRegions of Alaska by Alisa L. Gallant (1998)
"Water-worked basin of the Yukon flats Ecoregion covered by numerous thaw and ... The 33000-knv Yukon flats Ecoregion is a relatively flat, marshy basin ..."

5. The Face of the Earth as Seen from the Air: A Study in the Application of by Willis Thomas Lee (1922)
"28 AND 29) Of frequent occurrence along the Atlantic Coast of the United States are low mud flats which are practically at sea level and which are covered ..."

6. The Social Evil in Chicago: A Study of Existing Conditions with by Chicago (Ill.). Vice Commission (1911)
"In the 6th precinct, 2 hotels, 12 assignation rooms or flats, and I house. ... In the llth precinct, 4 hotels and 9 assignation rooms or flats. ..."

7. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology by Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (1894)
"They form a more or less connected belt of coral growth in from five to six fathoms on the inner edge of the flats to the outer limits, the beginning of the ..."

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