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Meaning of destreamline | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To remove the streamlining from; to undo the streamlining of.

transitive

Examples

“The process of destreamlining a GS-4 amounted to little more than ripping off her running board skirts and painting her black.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

destreamlined destreamlines destreamlining destreams destress destressed

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