# flatiron

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #61,471

## Definitions
1. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
2. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
3. a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
4. A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
5. Ellipsis of flat iron steak.

## Etymology
From flat + iron.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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