Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheatline

/ˈt͡ʃiːtlaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cheat-line
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːtlaɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In civil aviation, a decorative horizontal band of color applied to both sides of an aircraft's fuselage of as part of its livery.

Etymology

From cheat + line, because the first cheatlines aimed to "cheat the eye", making aircraft appear more streamlined.

Inflected Forms

cheatlines (plural)

Phrases

go-faster stripe

Frequently Paired Words

Eurowhite go-faster stripe logojet retrojet

Questions

How do you pronounce cheatline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃiːtlaɪn/.
What does cheatline mean?: In civil aviation, a decorative horizontal band of color applied to both sides of an aircraft's fuselage of as part of its livery.
Where does cheatline come from?: From cheat + line, because the first cheatlines aimed to "cheat the eye", making aircraft appear more streamlined.

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