Definition of "flatiron" in inglés

noun

1. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.

2. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.

3. (especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.

4. (geomorphology) A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.

5. Ellipsis of flat iron steak.

adjective

1. Having a flatiron shape.

   • a flatiron building