"cheatline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheatlines [plural]
Etymology: cheat + line, because the first cheatlines aimed to "cheat the eye", making aircraft appear more streamlined. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cheat|line}} cheat + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheatline (plural cheatlines)
  1. (aviation) In civil aviation, a decorative horizontal band of color applied to both sides of an aircraft's fuselage of as part of its livery. Categories (topical): Aviation Related terms: Eurowhite, go-faster stripe, logojet, retrojet

Inflected forms

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