Meaning of coldwater flat | Babel Free

Definitions

A small, very inexpensive apartment having only the most rudimentary features and lacking a plumbing system to supply hot water.

US, dated

Examples

“In Hoboken, in a coldwater flat ("one can to four families"), Frank was born on Dec. 12, 1915.”

“"I used to drop in here on Saturdays, when I lived in a coldwater flat and couldn't afford⟳ to buy⟳ anything […]," she reminisced.”

“[Diamond] lived in Florence until 1965. He was on his third Guggenheim Fellowship and explained, "I can make⟳ my income last⟳ and live⟳ extremely well with my own⟳ villa and garden at a cost⟳ that would provide⟳ a hole-in-the-wall, coldwater flat in America."”

“Page has been collecting and hoarding fabric since the early '70s, when she was a hippie living in a cold-water flat in Montreal.”

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