Defn: To fall form the pitch. To flat out, to fail from a promising beginning; to make a bad ending; to disappoint expectations. [Colloq.]
FLATBILL
Flat"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bird of the genus Flatyrynchus. They belong to the family of flycatchers.
FLATBOAT
Flat"boat`, n.
Defn: A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; — used for the transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow waters.
FLAT-BOTTOMED
Flat"-bot`tomed, a.
Defn: Having an even lower surface or bottom; as, a flat-bottomed boat.
FLAT-CAP
Flat"-cap`, n.
Defn: A kind of low-crowned cap formerly worn by all classes in England, and continued in London after disuse elsewhere; — hence, a citizen of London. Marston.
FLATFISH
Flat"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)