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

VOA: special.2009.12.29

"You look for a banjo, then you look for a flat top guitar, got to have the stand-up bass, a fiddle works really well, and then you get the old mandolin in because a mandolin really has got some good sound to it too."

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

Sharapova, champion at Indian Wells in 2006 but playing her first tournament in five weeks after suffering a viral infection, was frustrated after a "really flat" performance.

BBC: Caroline Wozniacki

There is a scramble over rocks to reach the top, which really is flat, but the easy walking is around the base.

BBC: Accessible wilderness in Alaska��s largest city

The match is at Centurion and the wicket looks like a really good flat one so hopefully it will be a high-scoring game.

BBC: Filling the void