They just look that way, but really are many flat pieces put together side by side.

VOA: special.2009.12.29

At this time the Dutch are sending herrings, these long flat boats, herring ships are going all the way to Newfoundland in the seventeenth century,and Iceland, freezing off the coast of Iceland.

于此同时,荷兰人也还运输鲱鱼,这些运送鲱鱼的长板船,在十七世纪一路开往纽芬兰和冰岛等地区,并不停穿梭于被冰壳覆盖的海岸线上

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

The kind of battle I've been describing to you, a nice flat field, two armies coming at each other, there's not much you can do in the way of trickery, and so you can take a high tone and say, anybody who fights any other way is a no good coward.

我向你们描述的这种战争,土地平坦开阔,两军对垒,没有多大机会使用奸计,所以你能大声地说,谁在战争中使奸就是胆小的懦夫

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Without expensive and difficult-to-maintain tracking systems, there is no way for flat panels to continuously face the sun.

FORBES: The Future of Power: The Low-Tech Solution To Our High-Energy Problem

Mr Hotten alleged the toddler sustained his fatal injuries after he arrived with his mother at Mr Southerton's flat in Old Moat Way, Ward End, on 7 January.

BBC: Keanu Williams's mother and partner 'beat him to death'

Officers forced their way into the flat in Proctor Gardens in Great Bookham.

BBC: Billy English jailed after Great Bookham house siege