underslung
Americanadjective
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suspended from an upper support, as the chassis of a vehicle from the axles.
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supported from above; placed or suspended below the source of support.
Conestoga wagons with underslung bundles and kettles.
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more massive at the bottom than the top; squat.
The high wings and large fuselage give the plane an underslung look.
adjective
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suspended below a supporting member, esp (of a motor vehicle chassis) suspended below the axles
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having a low centre of gravity
Etymology
Origin of underslung
Example Sentences
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Goods are loaded into an underslung pod that can autonomously be picked up and dropped off.
From The Verge ● Jan. 26, 2022
“When they came into town, they dressed up. The underslung high heel made the foot look smaller and left a smaller footprint.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2018
He tore down his first Ford and put it together so that it was a racing car with an underslung chassis.
From Time Magazine Archive
As soon as the King's health had been drunk,† before which no smoking is ever allowed, he pushed aside the perfectos and lit his famed hubble-bubble, the Dawes underslung pipe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Head blunt; jaw underslung; false gills or bracket marks on side of head.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell
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