flatiron

[ flat-ahy-ern ]

/ ˈflætˌaɪ ərn /

a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.

Geology. (in the Western U.S.) a triangular hogback that resembles a flatiron resting on its base.

Origin of flatiron

First recorded in 1735–45; flat¹ + iron

(Imagine the Flatiron building collapsing one sunny, rush-hour evening).

They All Fall Down: The Perils of Mumbai Housing |Dilip D’Souza |April 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Listening again, she heard the sound of a flatiron thumping an ironing board.

Mary Louise in the Country |L. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)
When you walk past the Flatiron Building you bet it won't fall down and crush you.

The Yukon Trail |William MacLeod Raine
In the kitchen, Nancy sent her flatiron with a vicious dig across the dish-towel she was ironing.

Pollyanna |Eleanor H. Porter

"Very well, Randy," she answered, setting down her flatiron and giving him a smile.

Randy of the River |Horatio Alger Jr.
The use of the principles of flatiron skiff design in sharp-stern, or "double-ended," boats has been common.

The Migrations of an American Boat Type |Howard I. Chapelle

flatiron

/ (ˈflætˌaɪən) /

(formerly) an iron for pressing clothes that was heated by being placed on a stove, etc