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flat vs railroad flat

railroad flat vs flat

flat and railroad flat both are nouns.

flat is an adjective but railroad flat is not an adjective.

flat is an adverb but railroad flat is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flat Yes Yes No Yes
railroad flat Yes No No No
As nouns, railroad flat is a hyponym of flat; that is, railroad flat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flat:
  • flat: a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
  • railroad flat: an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them
flat (noun) railroad flat (noun)
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
a deflated pneumatic tire
freight car without permanent sides or roof
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
a level tract of land
flat (adjective) railroad flat (adjective)
(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
lacking contrast or shading between tones
not reflecting light; not glossy
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
horizontally level
commercially inactive
lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
having lost effervescence
having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
lacking taste or flavor or tang
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
not modified or restricted by reservations
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
flat (adverb) railroad flat (adverb)
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
with flat sails
Difference between flat and railroad flat

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