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streamliner
[ streem-lahy-ner ]
/ ˈstrimˌlaɪ nər /
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noun
something that is streamlined, especially a locomotive or passenger train.
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Origin of streamliner
First recorded in 1930–35; streamline + -er1
Words nearby streamliner
streaming potential, streamlet, streamline, streamlined, streamline flow, streamliner, stream of consciousness, streamside, streamway, Streamwood, streamy
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How to use streamliner in a sentence
The huge streamliner stood warming up on the ribbon of cement, long tongues of flame leaping from the exhausts.
Behind the Green Door|Mildred A. Wirt