flats

/flæts/
noun
  1. Shoes with a flat heel, usually worn by women.
    • She wore comfortable flats to walk around the city all day.
    • Flats are more practical than heels for long days on your feet.
    • I need to buy a new pair of black flats for work.
  2. An area of low, level land, often near water.
    • The tidal flats are exposed when the ocean recedes.
    • The salt flats stretch for miles under the hot sun.
    • Birds gather on the mud flats to feed at low tide.
  3. British term for an apartment or set of rooms used as a home.
    • They live in a block of flats near the city center.
    • The new flats have modern kitchens and large windows.
    • She rented a flat in London with two bedrooms.
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