cheatline

noun
/ˈt͡ʃiːtlaɪn/

Etymology

From cheat + line, because the first cheatlines aimed to "cheat the eye", making aircraft appear more streamlined.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as cheatline — “cheat + line

Definitions

  1. In civil aviation, a decorative horizontal band of color applied to both sides of an…

    In civil aviation, a decorative horizontal band of color applied to both sides of an aircraft's fuselage of as part of its livery.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA