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hoodline

hoodline noun: the shape of the hood of a car.

Noun

hoodline (plural hoodlines)

  1. The shape of the hood of a car.
    • As rooflines have become lower engines have become larger and hoodlines correspondingly higher. These opposing trends have dealt a serious blow to the driver's situation. That is, we have placed him on the floor so that he can barely see ...1975, Driver Workspace State-of-the-art Analysis. Final Report
    • Ford's Ranger will offer a hoodline that curves downward just as sharply as Toyota's Ranger's new look makes its appearance as an early 1992 model. Chevy's S-10 Blazer and GMC's S-15 Jimmy will also get the droop-hood treatment, ...1990, Popular Mechanics, page 117

Forms of hoodline

pluralhoodlines

Origin of hoodline

From hood + line.

Questions about hoodline

What does hoodline mean?
Hoodline means the shape of the hood of a car.
What part of speech is hoodline?
Hoodline is a noun.
What is the plural of hoodline?
The plural of hoodline is hoodlines.

Words near hoodline in the dictionary

  1. hoodiest
  2. hooding
  3. hoodla
  4. hoodless
  5. hoodlike
  6. hoodline
  7. hoodlum
  8. hoodlumish
  9. hoodlumism
  10. hoodlumisms
  11. hoodlumize

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