destreamline

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verb

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

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unstreamline
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Meanings

verbdestreamline (third-person singular simple present destreamlines, present participle destreamlining, simple past and past participle destreamlined)

present singular third person destreamlines · participle present destreamlining · participle past destreamlined · past destreamlined

  1. transitiveTo remove the streamlining from; to undo the streamlining of.

    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.
    1 more example

    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

    Synonyms: unstreamline

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
unstreamline

Origin

From de- + streamline.

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APA

destreamline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destreamline

MLA

“destreamline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destreamline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destreamline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destreamline.

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