streamliners
Art Deco locomotives
Streamliners were passenger trains designed with smooth, aerodynamic exteriors that became iconic symbols of modern transportation in the 1930s through 1950s.
Their sleek, curved forms minimized wind resistance and maximized visual appeal: The California Zephyr and other streamliners represented the golden age of American rail travel.
By extension, streamliners can refer to people or things that make processes more efficient, though this use is less common than the railroad meaning.
Movement of atmosphere
- dragResistance through fluid
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- noseconeRocket's forward fairing
- fairingAerodynamic exterior panel
shrouding · skirting · bullet-nose · slipstream · laminar · smooth · contoured · teardrop
Minimizing drag through shape
- art decoGeometric interwar design movement
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- modernOf recent times
- futuristicSuggestive of times ahead
Railway pulling machine
- railcarTrack-bound transport vessel
- HiawathaNative American statesman-figure
- PioneerAudio-visual equipment manufacturer
- CommodoreDefunct home computer manufacturer
conductor · passenger · depot · station · railway · track · caboose · boxcar
Of lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
historic · bygone · restoration · preservation · memorabilia · museum · postwar · prewar
airflow
Movement of atmosphere
fairing · shrouding · skirting · bullet-nose · slipstream · laminar · smooth · contoured · teardrop · fuselage
aerodynamic
Minimizing drag through shape
locomotive
Railway pulling machine
- railcarTrack-bound transport vessel
- HiawathaNative American statesman-figure
- PioneerAudio-visual equipment manufacturer
Commodore · conductor · passenger · depot · station · railway · track · caboose · boxcar · freight
classic
Of lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- collectibleObject worth amassing
heritage · historic · bygone · restoration · preservation · memorabilia · museum · postwar · prewar · iconic
- simplifierssummarizers, condensers, abridgers, reducers, compressors
streamlinersboxcars
Highest dice throw
freight cars · steam locomotives · cabooses · flatcars · tank cars
streamlinersfreight trains
Rail vehicles carrying cargo
workhorses · switchers · coal trains · shunters · tank engines
streamlinerscomplicators
Those who add complexity
bureaucrats · obstructionists · bloaters · micromanagers · administrators
- streamlined designShape optimized for flow
streamlined, streamline, streamlines, streamliner, unstreamlined