underslung

underslung
/un"deuhr slung"/, adj.
1. suspended from an upper support, as the chassis of a vehicle from the axles.
2. supported from above; placed or suspended below the source of support: Conestoga wagons with underslung bundles and kettles.
3. more massive at the bottom than the top; squat: The high wings and large fuselage give the plane an underslung look.
[1900-05; UNDER- + SLUNG]

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  • underslung — adjective Date: 1903 1. of a vehicle frame suspended below the axles 2. having a low center of gravity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • underslung — subterminal mouth or jaw …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • underslung — adjective supported from above (especially from the underside of a wing etc) …   Wiktionary

  • underslung — adj. supported from above (like a chassis below an axle in a vehicle); suspended from above; squat, having a low center of gravity …   English contemporary dictionary

  • underslung — adjective suspended from the underside of something. ↘(of a vehicle chassis) hanging lower than the axles …   English new terms dictionary

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