: one that is streamlined
especially : a streamlined train

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The approach gives the streamliner a direct connection to technology intended for working machines. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 Most stunning of all is the long and slender, all-carbon fiber body streamliner land-speed record vehicle the shop is partnering on with Steve Morris Engines and Labware. Joe Marusak august 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026 Project Nightingale looks like the Jazz Age come to life, a streamliner from an art deco film. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 He was particularly associated with the streamliner Speed Demon series, which can top speeds of more than 400 mph. Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for streamliner

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of streamliner was in 1934

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“Streamliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamliner. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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