Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underslung

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-slung
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Supported from above, as from the underside of a wing, etc.

adj

Having a low center of gravity.

Example Sentences

"One day they shot a ten-pounder that had been hanging round them, melting into the grey distances and then reappearing, silent, motionless in the upper water, its angry tiger's eyes glaring at them so close that they could see its gills working softly and the teeth glinting like a wolf's along its cruel underslung jaw."
"The four-wheel bogies, of the underslung equalising beam type, are steel welded fabrications."
"Fuel tanks for engines and boiler are underslung between the bogies; [...]."

Etymology

From under- + slung.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Synonyms

squat underhung undershot

Questions

What does underslung mean?: Supported from above, as from the underside of a wing, etc.
Where does underslung come from?: From under- + slung.

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