"flat store" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-flat store.ogg [Australia] Forms: flat stores [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flat store (plural flat stores)
  1. (gambling, slang) A crooked gambling establishment, such as a casino running rigged or fixed (dishonest) games of chance. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Gambling Synonyms (crooked gambling establishment): flat joint
    Sense id: en-flat_store-en-noun-XNoJZzVZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: gambling, games Disambiguation of 'crooked gambling establishment': 97 3
  2. A storage facility in which the material stored is simply piled on a floor (as opposed to a bin or silo).
    Sense id: en-flat_store-en-noun-mT7FOBdw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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