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coldwater flat

coldwater flat noun: a small, very inexpensive apartment having only the most rudimentary features and lacking a plumbing system to supply hot water.

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
    • "I used to drop in here on Saturdays, when I lived in a coldwater flat and couldn't afford to buy anything […]," she reminisced.1974 April 26, Bernadine Morris, “Shop Talk”, in New York Times, retrieved 27 Sep 2018

Forms of coldwater flat

pluralcoldwater flats
alternative formcold-water flat
alternative formcold water flat

Questions about coldwater flat

What does coldwater flat mean?
Coldwater flat means a small, very inexpensive apartment having only the most rudimentary features and lacking a plumbing system to supply hot water.
What part of speech is coldwater flat?
Coldwater flat is a noun.
What is the plural of coldwater flat?
The plural of coldwater flat is coldwater flats.

Words near coldwater flat in the dictionary

  1. coldtrap
  2. coldtraps
  3. Coldwaltham
  4. coldward
  5. coldwater
  6. coldwater flat
  7. coldwater flats
  8. coldwave
  9. Coldwell
  10. Coldwells
  11. coldwork

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