(music) A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
“Joined by fishing buddy Richard, Nigel, from Colchester, in Essex, was using 10lb class tackle with a two hook flatty trace loaded with coloured attractor beads.”
“Make sure you also know how to fix a puncture in case you get a flatty.”
flatlander
(pejorative) A person who lives at low altitude (used by those living at higher altitudes)
“Acclimatization is relatively quick, and even flatlanders from the Midwest can go out and ski without any ill effects.”
“That said, hiking here takes preparation, especially for flatlanders.”
“He moved to New England to teach skiing, which is how he met my grandmother, a Philadelphia society girl who was among the early wave of modish flatlanders to take up the sport under the tutelage of the Austrians.”