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flatliners

flatliners is the plural of flatliner.

Meaning of flatliner

Noun

flatliner (plural flatliners)

  1. An angler who uses a flatline.
  2. (rare) A patient with no heartbeat.
    • […]unless my heart stops, okay? Nada — unless I'm a flatliner."1996, Bill Butterworth, Butterworth gets his life together, page 144

Questions about flatliners

What is flatliners the plural of?
Flatliners is the plural of flatliner.

Words near flatliners in the dictionary

  1. flatlets
  2. Flatley
  3. flatline
  4. flatlined
  5. flatliner
  6. flatliners
  7. flatlines
  8. flatling
  9. flatlings
  10. flatlining
  11. flatlock

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