flat pack

adj, noun — 3 senses

adj

able to be constructed from flat pre-cut sections.

Typically with regard to furniture

Broadly easily constructed from pre-produced components.

2010, BBC, The Genius of Design - Blueprints for War, BBC One The Mark 2 (Sten) was a flat pack sub-machine gun.

noun

the pre-cut kit of sections used to make a piece of furniture.

Typically with regard to furniture

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