adv. [A prep.1 of position + FLAT.] In a flat position, flatly.
c. 1330. Arth. & Merl., 9033. And Aroans with the swerd aflat.
1626. Bacon, Sylva, § 426. Lay all his branches a-flat upon the Ground.
1812. W. Tennant, Anster Fair, IV. xxvii. Swop! there a jumper falls aflat upon the ground.
