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Sense: 1
| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Language: | Scottish English |
| Origin: | flet 'inside of a house' (14-19 centuries) (influenced by FLAT1) |
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Origin: | FLAT1 |
1 a place for people to live that consists of a set of rooms that are part of a larger building [= apartment]: 
They have a flat in Crouch End.a two-bedroom flat The building was knocked down to make way for a block of flats (=a large building with many flats in it). ➔ granny flat
place to live
especially British EnglishThey have a flat in Crouch End.a two-bedroom flatThe building was knocked down to make way for a block of flats (=a large building with many flats in it).2 a tyre that does not have enough air inside [= flat tyre]:
tyre
TTC especially American English3
music
a) APM a musical note that is one semitone lower than a particular note
b) APM the sign in written music that shows that a note is one semitone lower than a particular note [↪ sharp, natural]
5 a pair of women's shoes with very low heels
