streamlined
English
Etymology
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From streamline + -ed.
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
streamlined (comparative more streamlined, superlative most streamlined)
- Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.
- Synonyms: air-smoothed, sleek
- Having been made more simple and straight forward.
- 2010 September 10, Paul Courson, “New rules proposed for pilot flight time and rest requirements”, in CNN[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 23 October 2026:
- Commercial pilots would benefit from streamlined rules on flight time, duty and rest requirements in a proposal being announced Friday by federal regulators.
- 2019 April 3, Chris Isidore, “Boeing boasted about streamlined approval for the 737 Max. Now it’s cleaning up the mess”, in CNN[2], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 14 June 2026:
- He boasted about how quickly the company had brought the 737 Max to market — and praised the Federal Aviation Administration’s “streamlined” certification process.
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Translations
designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid; having sleek, graceful lines — see also profiled
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Verb
streamlined
- simple past and past participle of streamline
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