[syn: flatfoot, splayfoot, pes planus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
flat foot \flat" foot`\, flatfoot \flat"foot`\ (Med.)
A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that
the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the
deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot;
splayfoot.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
flatfoot \flat"foot`\ n.
a police officer, especially a foot patrolman. [slang]
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
flatfoot
n 1: a policeman who patrols a given region [syn: flatfoot,
patrolman]
2: a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and
spread out [syn: flatfoot, splayfoot, pes planus]