flatwork

ˈflætwɜːk

Definition

Definition of flatwork - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

laundry

Rare

ironing tasks done by machines

Rare

The hotel outsourced its flatwork to a local service.

ironing

laundry

pressing

construction

TECH.

horizontal construction work using concrete like floors

TECH.

The crew completed the flatwork for the new building.

pavement

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horizontal construction work using concrete like floors

Origin of flatwork

Old English, flat (level) + work (activity)

Examples of flatwork in a sentence

Flatwork is essential for maintaining crisp linens.
They poured the flatwork for the driveway last week.
Flatwork around the pool area was finished by the contractors.

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French:repassage, dallage, ...
German:Bügelarbeiten, Bodenarbeiten, ...
Italian:servizio di stiratura, pavimentazione, ...
Spanish:planchado industrial, trabajo de piso, ...
Portuguese:serviço de passar a ferro, piso, ...
Chinese:熨烫工作, 地坪工程, ...
Japanese:フラットワーク, 平面工事, ...
Arabic:كي المفروشات, الأَعْمالُ الأُفُقِيَّةُ بِالخَرَسانَة, ...
Hebrew:גִּיהוּץ, עֲבוֹדוֹת בֶּטוֹן, ...
Russian:гладильные работы, бетонные работы, ...
Ukrainian:прасувальні роботи, бетонні роботи, ...
Hindi:इस्त्री प्रक्रिया, फ्लैटवर्क, ...
Bengali:ফ্ল্যাটওয়ার্ক, সমতল নির্মাণ, ...
Catalan:planxat industrial, pavimentació, ...
Czech:mandlování, betonáž podlah, ...
Danish:strygearbejde, betonarbejde, ...
Dutch:strijkwerk, betonwerk, ...
Greek:σιδέρωμα, επίστρωση, ...
Hungarian:síktextília-vasalás, aljzatbetonozás, ...
Khmer:ការងារអ៊ុតក្រណាត់រាបស្មើដោយម៉ាស៊ីន, ការងារសំណង់បេតុងផ្ទៃរាប, ...
Korean:평판 작업, 바닥 공사, ...
Persian:اتوکاری, کف‌سازی, ...
Polish:prasowanie, prace betonowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):serviço de passadoria, pavimentação, ...
Romanian:călcare, lucrări de beton, ...
Swedish:mangling, betongarbete, ...
Thai:งานรีดผ้า, งานพื้นคอนกรีต, ...
Turkish:ütüleme işleri, döşeme işleri, ...
Vietnamese:ủi đồ, công việc bê tông, ...

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