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Definition of Flatfoot
1. Noun. A policeman who patrols a given region.
2. Noun. A foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out.
Definition of Flatfoot
1. Noun. (chiefly in the plural) A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground ¹
2. Noun. A person having the above condition ¹
3. Noun. (colloquial archaic pejorative law enforcement) ''(plural typically flatfoots)'' A policeman ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flatfoot
1. a foot condition [n -FEET] / to walk with a dragging gait [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Flatfoot
1. A condition in which one or more of the arches of the foot have flattened out so that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot; splayfoot. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flatfoot
Literary usage of Flatfoot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Therapeutic Gazette (1916)
"If the acute stage of flatfoot be neglected and no effort be made to maintain
the foot in an adducted and inverted position, on recovery the ligaments will ..."
2. The Diagnosis of Surgical Diseases by Eduard Albert (1902)
"This pain is so characteristic of simple flatfoot, that if it continues after
the patient sits or lies down, the deformity can no longer be classed as ..."
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