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destreamline

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Destreamline (verb) means to take away the smooth, efficient shape or design of something.

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To take away the smooth, efficient shape or design of something.

"The J's originally were streamlined after the style of the New Haven's 1400- class 4-6-4's and were considered by many to be a handsome locomotive. A program to gradually destreamline the class began in April 1947." — Trains (1969)

"The process of destreamlining a GS-4 amounted to little more than ripping off her running board skirts and painting her black." — David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour (1959)

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