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cold-water flat

/ˈkəʊld ˈwɔːtə flæt/

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/ˈkəʊld ˈwɔːtə flæt/C1informalamericanobsolete
  • ruИсторический термин для квартиры без центрального отопления и горячего водоснабжения, распространённый в старых зданиях, особенно в Нью-Йорке. Сейчас эта фраза редко используется, так как современные стандарты сантехники сделали такие условия редкими.

A historical term for an apartment or flat that lacks central heating and hot running water, common in older buildings, particularly in New York City. The phrase is now rarely used as modern plumbing standards have made such conditions uncommon.

  1. Basic apartment without hot waterB2formalbritish

    A type of apartment, typically in older buildings, that does not have a hot water supply or central heating.

    ruКвартира без горячей воды

    • In the 19th century, many workers lived in cold-water flats.
    • The rent was cheap because it was a cold-water flat.
    • He moved out of the cold-water flat into a modern apartment.