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/strˈimlˌaɪnd/ Listen

verb

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 'Streamlined'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Streamlined" Quotes from Famous Books

... by the Federation operated on the same principle, but they were of American design, and they showed the Americans' love of clean lines. Federation fighter craft were slim and streamlined, even though the streamlining was of no use whatever in space. With blast holes at each end, they looked like double-ended needles. The pilot's canopy in the center controlled guns that fired through the ...

— Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet • Harold Leland Goodwin

... a single gleaming rail that stretched across the western plains like an endless silver ribbon, the monorail express hurtled through the early dawn speeding its passengers to their destination. As the gleaming line of streamlined cars crossed the newly developed grazing lands that had once been the great American desert, Tom Corbett stirred from a deep sleep. The slanting rays of the morning sun were shining in his eyes. Tom yawned, stretched, and turned to the viewport to watch the scenery flash past. Looming ...

— On the Trail of the Space Pirates • Carey Rockwell