flatiron

Meanings

1. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
2. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair.
3. a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
4. A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
5. Ellipsis of flat iron steak.

1. Having a flatiron shape.

1. A district of Manhattan, New York City, United States.

Etymology

From flat + iron.