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Definition of flat-pack in English: flat-packnoun ˈflatpak 1British often as modifier A piece of furniture or other equipment that is sold in pieces packed flat in a box for easy transport and is assembled by the buyer. Example sentencesExamples - The most common call-outs are for drilling expertise to hang pictures, mirrors and notice-boards, carpentry such as assembling flat-pack furniture and electrical jobs.
- There were handbag throwing competitions for boys, and flat-pack assembly competitions for the girls, as well as tea and cakes at the bandstand.
- Directors are expected to point to cost savings and the success of their promise to undercut competitors by 30% with their self - assembly flat-pack products.
- ‘You do realise that it means the house is going to be filled with cardboard boxes again,’ I asked, thinking of all the packaging that comes with your flat-pack furniture.
- Isn't it nice that he turned to taking over the world via flat-pack furniture instead?
- Today's chic homeowner will settle for nothing less than a flat-pack prefab.
- It anticipates the screams of frustration up and down the land of men wrestling with identical flat-pack furniture.
- In an age where flat-pack furniture reigns supreme, it comes as a relief to find that you don't always have to make your own bed.
- That is, we're finishing off the last of the home renovations, and are about to start acquiring flat-pack baby furniture.
- In five hours we constructed from the flat-pack a dining table, 2 dining chairs, and most of a chest of drawers.
- It is the second time the Swedish flat-pack furniture giant has turned to the courts over its proposed store, blocked earlier this year.
- The deputy prime minister today refused permission for the Swedish flat-pack furniture giant to open a £30m superstore close to the M60 at Portwood in Stockport.
- Initial delivery didn't take long, but try calling to report damaged parts of a flat-pack and then the problems begin.
- Partly it's because you can pick up bargains, but it's also because it provides a welcome alternative to high-street sameness and flat-pack furniture.
- Assembling your own furniture from flat-pack can be rewarding, but is often frustrating.
- With 24 hours to go, our flat-pack kitchen was hastily assembled.
- Hang pictures etc., fix shelves, and put together flat-pack furniture.
- They quickly started to specialise in flat-pack furniture, selling by mail order.
- People are getting tired of mass-produced items and flat-packs that eventually fall apart.
- The weekend was a positive blur of flat-pack furniture purchasing, followed by hours of puzzling self-assembly at home.
2Electronics
A package for an integrated circuit consisting of a rectangular sealed unit with a number of horizontal metal pins protruding from its sides. Synonyms set of parts, set of components, set, outfit, diy kit, do-it-yourself kit, self-assembly set
verbˈflatpak [with object]usually as adjective flat-packedPack (a self-assembly item) flat in a box. this workstation is provided flat-packed Example sentencesExamples - A durable, attractive alternative to traditional wardrobes, it can be supplied pre-cut and flat-packed.
- Imagine prehistoric apes trying to bake a cake, or a young caveman putting up a flat-packed bookcase.
- Whether you're after something flat-packed, designerinspired, cheap and cheerful or mind-numbingly expensive.
- A search of the cargo of flat-packed furniture revealed the Sovereign brand cigarettes - believed to be worth over £100,000.
- His covetable sleek kitchens come flat-packed, ready to slot into preprepared plumbing and electrics.
- Today's main task: assembly of Today's main task: assembly of flat-packed office furniture.
- Some of the explosives were flat-packed like pancakes and others were filled with nails to cause maximum injuries, according to images obtained by US network ABC News.
- I bought it while I was at university and wanted to put a flat-packed bedside table together.
- The wardrobes come flat-packed and have to be built in the room.
- It was not to be, so I killed him with the screwdriver I had used to construct the flat-packed units which were the building-blocks of our life together.
- He said the most recent theft occurred on Saturday night, when a variety of flat-packed pine furniture was stolen.
- The table is designed to come apart and be flat-packed.
- But, provided you can find someone reliable to install it, it is perfectly possible to buy a smart, flat-packed kitchen for between €5,000 and €10,000.
- He said it would retail for about £180 and come flat-packed for easy self-assembly.
- With all seven seats in place, there is no boot space beyond room for a few tall and thin items, such as flat-packed furniture or a fashion model.
- It is being housed in a new state-of-the-art glass and steel exhibition centre, commissioned by VisitScotland at a cost of £750,000 and capable of being flat-packed into crates and shipped around the world.
- He sees the disastrous impact on marriage of flat-packed furniture and - ping!
- If he had, he might have noticed that the furniture was, in fact, still flat-packed in its box in the hallway.
Synonyms flat-pack, in kit form, kit, do-it-yourself, diy, self-build
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