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underhood

underhood adjective: beneath the hood of a vehicle.

Adjective

underhood (not comparable)

  1. (US) Beneath the hood of a vehicle.
    • The idea that an automaker would maintain its own performance-tuning subsidiary is now accepted as a marketing necessity, a declaration of intent to stand tall among the names known for underhood firepower.2007 September 30, Rob Sass, “M: How BMW Spells Performance in Just One Letter”, in New York Times

Origin of underhood

From under- + hood.

Questions about underhood

What does underhood mean?
Underhood means beneath the hood of a vehicle.
What part of speech is underhood?
Underhood is an adjective.

Words near underhood in the dictionary

  1. underhole
  2. underholed
  3. underholes
  4. underholing
  5. underhonest
  6. underhood
  7. underhoof
  8. underhook
  9. underhooked
  10. underhooking
  11. underhooks

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