flathead

English

noun
Definitions
  • Any fish in the family.
  • (US) (alternative form of) flathead catfish
  • (plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
  • (plural only "flatheads") A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.

Etymology

Compound from English flat (apartment, dwelling, flatten, make flat) + English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast).

Origin

English

head

Gloss

-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast

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