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cold water flat

cold water flat is the alternative form of coldwater flat.

Meaning of coldwater flat

Noun

coldwater flat (plural coldwater flats)

  1. (US, dated) A small, very inexpensive apartment having only the most rudimentary features and lacking a plumbing system to supply hot water.
    • In Hoboken, in a coldwater flat ("one can to four families"), Frank was born on Dec. 12, 1915.1955 August 29, “Cinema: The Kid from Hoboken”, in Time, retrieved 27 Sep 2018

Forms of cold water flat

pluralcold water flats

Questions about cold water flat

What is cold water flat the alternative form of?
Cold water flat is the alternative form of coldwater flat.

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