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coldwater flats

coldwater flats is the plural 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

Questions about coldwater flats

What is coldwater flats the plural of?
Coldwater flats is the plural of coldwater flat.

Words near coldwater flats in the dictionary

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

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