hoodline

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noun

The shape of the hood of a car.

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Meanings

nounhoodline (plural hoodlines)

plural hoodlines

  1. The shape of the hood of a car.

    ... rounded and bulbous, with a lower hoodline and a new liftgate to match.

    1995, Popular Mechanics
    2 more examples

    As rooflines have become lower engines have become larger and hoodlines correspondingly higher. These opposing trends have dealt a serious blow to the driver's situation. That is, we have placed him on the floor so that he can barely see ...

    1975, Driver Workspace State-of-the-art Analysis. Final Report

    Ford's Ranger will offer a hoodline that curves downward just as sharply as Toyota's Ranger's new look makes its appearance as an early 1992 model. Chevy's S-10 Blazer and GMC's S-15 Jimmy will also get the droop-hood treatment, ...

    1990, Popular Mechanics, page 117

Origin

From hood + line.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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