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underslung

adjective
un·​der·​slung | \ ˌən-dÉ™r-ˈsləŋ How to pronounce underslung (audio) \

Definition of underslung

1 of a vehicle frame : suspended below the axles
2 : having a low center of gravity

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 The pod is underslung with two pontoons, each with three dorsal rotors. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "The First Flying-Car Review," 12 Sep. 2018 The underslung high heel made the foot look smaller and left a smaller footprint. — Nancy Macdonell, WSJ, "The Cowboy Boot’s Unlikely Journey from Ranch to Runway," 21 Aug. 2018

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First Known Use of underslung

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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