Word: flathead
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: flat
head
Definition: A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.
Morphemes:
Affix: flat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: flet
Language: enm
Decoded: flet
Meaning: dwelling
Affix: head
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs.