streamliner
Aerodynamic rail vehicle
A streamliner is a vehicle—typically a train—designed with smooth, aerodynamic contours to reduce air resistance.
The term evokes mid-20th-century railroad aesthetics, when sleek passenger trains with rounded noses and flowing lines represented modernity and speed: The old streamliner still makes the run to Chicago.
By extension, a streamliner can be anyone or anything that moves efficiently or cuts through obstacles with minimal friction.
Native American statesman-figure
- diesel-electricCombustion-powered electric drive
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- passenger trainRail vehicle carrying people
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
luxury travel · observation car · dome car · transcontinental · railroad · Union Pacific · Santa Fe · Pennsylvania Railroad
Smooth, lustrous quality
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- dragResistance through fluid
- slipstreamAerodynamic wake zone
- laminarArranged in thin layers
flow · resistance · smooth · contoured · teardrop · fairing · cowling · bullet-shaped
Planning manufactured objects' form
- stylingArranging for appearance
- chromeReflective metal coating
- finsSwimming appendages
- curvesBends in a line
futuristic · modernist · aesthetic · sculptural · iconic · retro-futurism · machine age · sleek
Travel from place to place
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
- excursionBrief recreational trip
voyage · destination · departure · arrival · route · scenic · luxury · first-class
Hiawatha
Native American statesman-figure
- diesel-electricCombustion-powered electric drive
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- passenger trainRail vehicle carrying people
Golden Age · luxury travel · observation car · dome car · transcontinental · railroad · Union Pacific · Santa Fe · Pennsylvania Railroad
sleekness
Smooth, lustrous quality
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- dragResistance through fluid
- slipstreamAerodynamic wake zone
laminar · flow · resistance · smooth · contoured · teardrop · fairing · cowling · bullet-shaped · aerodynamic
industrial design
Planning manufactured objects' form
curves · futuristic · modernist · aesthetic · sculptural · iconic · retro-futurism · machine age · sleek · polished
journey
Travel from place to place
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- transcontinentalSpanning an entire continent
excursion · voyage · destination · departure · arrival · route · scenic · luxury · first-class · dining car
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- swiftMoving with speed
- rapidMoving with haste
fast · hurtle · streak · zoom · whisk · blur · quick · racing · record-breaking · express
- high-speed railbullet train, bullet trains, Shinkansen, high-speed rail, TGV
- diesel locomotiveslocomotive, diesel engine, diesel-electric, GE, General Electric
- Land SpeedBluebird, rocket car, Green Monster, Goldenrod, Blue Bird
- fairingscowling, cowlings, nacelle, nacelles, nose cone
- Express Trainsexpress train, bullet train, Shinkansen, TGV, Eurostar
- optimizeralgorithm, scheduler, route planner, efficiency expert, tuner
streamlinerboxcar
Enclosed rail freight carrier
freight car · angular design · brick-shaped · freight train · caboose
streamlinersteam locomotive
Rail engine burning fuel for motion
horse-drawn carriage · stagecoach · coal train · covered wagon · coal tender
streamlinerfreight train
Rail vehicle hauling cargo
local train · milk run · switcher · shunter
- streamlined designShape optimized for flow
streamlined, streamline, streamlining, streamlines, streamliners