flattop

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Vending machine with freezer, automated deep fryer, flattop, etc.

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Quick take

(US) A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(US) A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.

noun

(US, navy, informal) An aircraft carrier.

noun

(cooking) A grill with a flat cooking surface rather than metal bars.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for flattop.

noun

(US) A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.

See also: carrier, aircraft-carrier, crew-cut

noun

(US, navy, informal) An aircraft carrier.

See also: carrier, aircraft-carrier, crew-cut

noun

(cooking) A grill with a flat cooking surface rather than metal bars.

See also: carrier, aircraft-carrier, crew-cut

noun

(music) A type of stringed instrument, most often an acoustic guitar, with a flat top (as opposed to an archtop), with strings held in place with pins, and with a complex system of bracing struts on the top.

See also: carrier, aircraft-carrier, crew-cut

Example sentences

Vending machine with freezer, automated deep fryer, flattop, etc.

Yes, the US would be able to launch nukes or float a flattop off someones shores (given them opportunity for target practice), but if you want to launch aircraft...

I didn't know the guy looked like Flattop.

I have similar feelings when I read about the widespread dissent by US troops during the Vietnam War, ranging from Search And Avoid missions, to the "flattop revolts" and suspected sabotage of Navy ships.