Explore Flatback through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Flatback in a sentence
Flatback meaning
A chelonid turtle, Natator depressus, with low-domed carapace, endemic to the continental shelf of Australia.
Using Flatback
- The main meaning on this page is: A chelonid turtle, Natator depressus, with low-domed carapace, endemic to the continental shelf of Australia.
- In the example corpus, flatback often appears in combinations such as: the flatback, flatback has.
Context around Flatback
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flatback
- In this selection, "flatback" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, render, staffordshire, render and mandolins stand out and add context to how "flatback" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a staffordshire flatback and bowlback the flatback has a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flatback" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flatback
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Like the bowlback, the flatback has a round sound hole. (10 words)
The Belfast firm’s iconic landmarks were featured as a childhood memory after Northern Ireland contestant Donna made them into a Staffordshire flatback. (23 words)
Double top A variation of the flatback has a double top that encloses a resonating chamber, sound holes on the side, and a convex back. (25 words)
Flatback render Flatback mandolins use a thin sheet of wood with bracing for the back, as a guitar uses, rather than the bowl of the bowlback or the arched back of the carved mandolins. (34 words)
Double top A variation of the flatback has a double top that encloses a resonating chamber, sound holes on the side, and a convex back. (25 words)
The Belfast firm’s iconic landmarks were featured as a childhood memory after Northern Ireland contestant Donna made them into a Staffordshire flatback. (23 words)
Example sentences (4)
Flatback render Flatback mandolins use a thin sheet of wood with bracing for the back, as a guitar uses, rather than the bowl of the bowlback or the arched back of the carved mandolins.
The Belfast firm’s iconic landmarks were featured as a childhood memory after Northern Ireland contestant Donna made them into a Staffordshire flatback.
Double top A variation of the flatback has a double top that encloses a resonating chamber, sound holes on the side, and a convex back.
Like the bowlback, the flatback has a round sound hole.
Common combinations with flatback
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: