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destreamline en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + streamline.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To remove the streamlining from; to undo the streamlining of.
   • The J's originally were streamlined after the style of the New Haven's 1400- class 4-6-4's and were considered by many to be a handsome locomotive. A program to gradually destreamline the class began in April 1947. 1969, Trains:
   • The process of destreamlining a GS-4 amounted to little more than ripping off her running board skirts and painting her black. 1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.:

Forms

Synonyms

unstreamline