beltline

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noun

The imaginary line marking the upper end of the lower body of an automobile, running just below the bottoms of the windows

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Meanings

nounbeltline (plural beltlines)

plural beltlines

  1. automotiveThe imaginary line marking the upper end of the lower body of an automobile, running just below the bottoms of the windows

    He also envisioned a car with a high beltline and exaggerated forms that visually suggested power, and at the same time promised solidity and security.

    2007 May 27, Phil Patton, “From a Bad Marriage, Pretty Babies”, in New York Times
  2. A beltway: a circular expressway around a city

Origin

From belt + line.

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Cite this entry
APA

beltline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beltline

MLA

“beltline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beltline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beltline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beltline.

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