Meaning of flat out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A total failure.
   US, dated
2. A baked portion of flatbread; a baked item that is not meant to rise.
3. A wrap, an item of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
4. A section of piste that is relatively flat, causing or allowing skiers to slow down.
5. An uncambered corner of racetrack; a racetrack whose corners are uncambered.

Examples

“His hands were of the same somber hue as the bare feet of the children who clustered near the table, looking toward it whistfully^([sic]) until the eldest mustered sufficient courage to ask his mother for "one of 'em yere flat-outs."”

“The would-be daredevils are mercifully prevented from going too fast by strategically placed flat-outs.”

“The circuit is very well endowed with corners of all sorts from hairpins to flat-outs, has a 1,540-yd. straight and measures 5.2 miles, partly on an airfield, partly through a built-up area.”

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