flattop

noun flat·top \ ˈflat-ˌtäp \

|Updated on: 1 Jul 2018

Definition of flattop

: something with a flat or flattened upper surface: such as

a : aircraft carrier

b : a modified crew cut

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The 100 percent Wagyu patty is roughly chopped rather than finely ground, formed into a ball, and cooked smash-burger style on a flattop.

— stan parish, WSJ, "‘Go Beyond Sushi’: Tokyo’s Culinary Gems," 19 June 2018
Although female sailors have served aboard America’s flattops for two decades, on that sunny morning in the Persian Gulf, 35 women made history.

— carl prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Female crew takes over aircraft carrier's catapults, likely a first in the ship's history," 6 May 2018
The gnarly branches and flattop crowns of these trees are similar to the wrinkles found on the faces of older people, suggesting the notion that age is a sign of wisdom.

— jennifer nalewicki, Smithsonian, "Photos Document the Last Remaining Old-Growth Pine Forests of the American South," 19 Jan. 2018
Canard will feature a pair of marble bars, one curved, the other fronting Rucker's burners and flattop grill.

— michael russell, OregonLive.com, "Le Pigeon expands next door with wine-focused Canard," 18 Jan. 2018
The first woman to navigate the flattop Enterprise.

— carl prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Vice Admiral Tyson "to leave a large hole" in the Navy," 14 Sep. 2017
Fresh does mean each tortilla is given the griddle treatment, swelling and charring just so on the sizzling flattop located behind a glass guard and viewable from just about anywhere in the restaurant.

— lindsey mcclave, The Courier-Journal, "MexA Steak Tacos worthy of regular chorus of praise | Review," 27 Sep. 2017
Most places use a panini press, but here it is done by hand, flattening the sandwich against the flattop, simply because it has always been done that way.

— larry olmsted, USA TODAY, "The Mississippi cafe for fresh Gulf seafood on weekdays," 21 Sep. 2017
Khalid's cozy knits, pops of color, and that inimitable, flattop-meets-Afro pouf of hair speak to a guy who's cool, comfortable, but never flashy.

— julia black, Esquire, "How Breakout Musician Khalid Became a Style Maverick," 21 Aug. 2017

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