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layflat, a. (n.)|ˈleɪflæt|
Also with hyphen and as two words.
[f. lay v.1 + flat a., adv., and n.3]
That lies flat, or can be laid flat; flattened, not cylindrical in cross-section; esp. designating tubing of this kind. Also as n., something which can be laid flat.
1957Farm & Home Sci. Sept. 68/1 Tests with lay-flat tubing for conveying and distributing water were begun at Logan about ten years ago. 1967Gloss. Terms Plastics Industry (B.S.I.) i. 17 Layflat tube, tubular film flattened in the process of manufacture, commonly supplied in roll form. 1976B. Gibson Birmingham Bombs vii. 56 Some pieces of ‘layflat’ flex. 1977Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXV. 565/2 Many ways of applying water and nutrients have been developed... Trickle and spaghetti drips, layflat, rigid and ooze tubes, all have their places. 1982Diytrade May/June 36/1 InHome Ltd..has launched its first major product, Cassette Hose..a lay flat hose which, like a fireman's hose can be rolled up flat (the water being squeezed out in the process). 1986Short Wave Mag. Dec. 394/1 Radio amateurs..love nothing more than taking things to bits—not easy nowadays with layflat components and integrated circuits. 1989Plastics World Aug. 59/2 NDC markets a gamma backscatter nuclear gauge that can be mounted on either the collapsing frame or at the edge of the layflat. |
