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• n  a closely cropped haircut; usually for men
• n  a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

• For more than five hours, the huge flattop sat ignobly in the calm water, stuck in the mud of the bay.
• A Texas-born Annapolis graduate (class of '28), Raborn started out in World War II as an aviator, later became executive officer of the flattop Hancock.
• The best symbol of how the party hopes to take back the Senate this year may be Montana candidate Jon Tester's flattop.

• crew cut
• aircraft carrier
• carrier
• attack aircraft carrier

News & Articles

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• Hiker rescued from Flattop Mountain after ankle injury
  A hiker was rescued near the top of Flattop Mountain by helicopter early Saturday after he injured his ankle, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
  June 16, 2013 - Anchorage Daily News
• Nerlens Noel meets with Wizards and talks draft, hair style
  WASHINGTON — When it comes to Nerlens Noel, the simplest pre-NBA draft storylines involve the following: the distinctive hair, his injured knee and – based on planned team meetings – whether the University of Kentucky center will be selected one, two or three. Noel’s high-fade flattop, inspired by Will Smith’s iconic 1990?s look, won’t influence…
  June 16, 2013 - NBC Sports: ProBasketballTalk

Quotes

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• Boyd Bennett in al.com
  Bennett, from Muscle Shoals, wrote and sang "Seventeen" and "My Boy Flattop" during the 1950s.
• Tony Schumacher in Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  I walked into the meeting,Schumacher said, "with a flattop. I had shaved almost my entire head. The deal was done in a matter of minutes. It was the easiest meeting I ever had."
• Bill Haley in NewsOK.com (registration)
  Before the transition, Twitty was wearing a version of the Bill Haley style, called "flattop with fenders" - flat on top, long on the sides.