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streamline v. t.

To design or modify so as to present the least possible resistance to fluid flow; used mostly of vehicles, such as automobiles, airplanes, or ships.

(Fig.) To change so as to make more efficient; used especially of organizations, procedures, or methods. "The streamlined company became a formidable competitor."

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Etymology of 'Streamline'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... in 1911 and another put up a fine performance in the same race with only a 30 horse-power engine. The subject, was however, early taken up by the British Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which was established by the Government in 1909, and designers began to realise the importance of streamline struts and fuselages towards the end of this transition period. These efforts were at first not always successful and showed at times a lack of understanding of the problems involved, but there was ...

— A History of Aeronautics • E. Charles Vivian

Words linked to "Streamline" : streamline flow, streamliner, contour