/ Dictionary / Index C cold-water flat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cold'-wa•ter flat' Pronunciation: (kōld'wô"tur, -wot"ur), [key] — Chiefly Northeastern U.S. Chiefly Northeastern U.S. (formerly) an apartment provided with only cold running water, often in a building with no central heating. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. cold warrior cold wave Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pedagogy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language