cold-water flat

cold-wa·ter flat

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kohld-waw-ter, -wot-er]
- /ˈkoʊldˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər/
- /kəʊld ˈwɔː.tə(r) flæt/

Definition of cold-water flat words

noun cold-water flat (formerly) an apartment provided with only cold running water, often in a building with no central heating. 1

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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