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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
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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
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