slab-sided
Americanadjective
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having the sides long and flat, like slabs.
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tall and lank.
Etymology
Origin of slab-sided
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Making space for a third row of seats often throws off the upright stance and two-box proportions that characterize SUV designs, leaving a lot of them looking awkwardly elongated, slab-sided or overheavy at the stern.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
“They were very slab-sided, and looked like tanks.”
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2021
This slab-sided building, known as Bolshoi Dom – “the Big House” – had an infamous reputation, having previously been the offices of Stalin’s secret police.
From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2019
A front-mid-engine slab-sided wedge, when parked in dappled light on our pea gravel drive, GT-R has a quiet, even peaceful presence.
From Forbes • Nov. 9, 2014
"Stand still there, you slab-sided chunk of salt pork!" he called to his horse, which was nervously swerving about.
From The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders by Hastings, Howard L. (Howard Livingston)
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